1977 VFL Season: Fitzroy
Season Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 6-0-16, P%: 83.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
John Murphy
Vice-Captain:
Warwick Irwin
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Harvey Merrigan
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Ron | #6 | 20 | 4 | R01-11, R13-21 |
| Allan, Graeme | #27 | 21 | 25 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Austen, Geoff | #25 | 15 | 5 | R01-12, R15-17 |
| Beecroft, Bob | #24 | 21 | 59 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Brown, Brian | #2 | 15 | 2 | R07, R09-22 |
| Brown, Peter | #18 | 9 | 2 | R02, R04-06, R08-10, R17, R20 |
| Carter, Rod | #28 | 18 | 0 | R01-07, R09-17, R21-22 |
| Chapman, Gary | #34 | 8 | 7 | R01-03, R05, R12-14, R16 |
| Christou, John | #41 | 5 | 1 | R05, R08-11 |
| Conlan, Mick | #12 | 5 | 2 | R18-22 |
| Dare, Norm | #9 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Duke, Wayne | #32 | 6 | 1 | R17-22 |
| Dwyer, Lex | #42 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Fowler, Grant | #38 | 12 | 18 | R03-04, R12-13, R15-22 |
| Gilmore, Shane | #47 | 4 | 0 | R12-14, R16 |
| Godfrey, Tim | #26 | 8 | 0 | R02, R04-09, R11 |
| Hansen, Chris | #16 | 15 | 8 | R06-07, R09-11, R13-22 |
| Hodges, Russ | #17 | 10 | 0 | R13-22 |
| Holmes, Allan | #37 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Irwin, Warwick | #7 | 22 | 17 | R01-22 |
| Johnston, Peter | #40 | 6 | 9 | R08, R10-14 |
| Linton, Wayne | #30 | 8 | 3 | R01, R03, R06, R11-14, R18 |
| MacLeod, Neil | #20 | 7 | 6 | R01, R04-05, R08-10, R21 |
| McMahon, David | #19 | 18 | 18 | R01-08, R13-22 |
| Merrigan, Harvey | #36 | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R06-08, R14-16, R18-22 |
| Miller, Ian | #3 | 21 | 3 | R01-15, R17-22 |
| Murphy, John | #5 | 22 | 32 | R01-22 |
| O'Keeffe, Kevin | #11 | 17 | 4 | R04-20 |
| Padley, Barry | #14 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| Parke, Greg | #4 | 15 | 17 | R01-10, R12-13, R15, R21-22 |
| Serafini, Laurie | #37 | 6 | 8 | R15-20 |
| Serafini, Renato | #10 | 1 | 2 | R03 |
| Shepherd, Bob | #1 | 13 | 8 | R01-04, R07, R09-16 |
| Sinclair, Allan | #31 | 11 | 3 | R04, R07-08, R11-12, R17-22 |
| Smith, Chris | #8 | 10 | 2 | R01-03, R05-06, R09, R12, R16, R19, R22 |
| Thompson, Alan | #21 | 16 | 8 | R01-03, R06-08, R12-17, R19-22 |
| Vann, Kalev | #13 | 2 | 0 | R11, R16 |
| Ward, Glenn | #22 | 3 | 0 | R18, R20, R22 |
| Whitford, Don | #15 | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R05, R08, R10-12, R17 |
| Wilson, Garry | #29 | 16 | 24 | R01-12, R14-15, R21-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose, Kevin | 22 | 6 | -0- | 16 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1977 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 14 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 09/04/1977 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 32 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 16/04/1977 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 28 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 23/04/1977 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 36 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 30/04/1977 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 56 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 07/05/1977 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 19 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 14/05/1977 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 21/05/1977 | Round 8 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 48 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 28/05/1977 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 10 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 04/06/1977 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 54 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 11/06/1977 | Round 11 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 51 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 18/06/1977 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 52 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 25/06/1977 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 7 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 02/07/1977 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 24 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 09/07/1977 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 18 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 16/07/1977 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 56 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 23/07/1977 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 62 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 30/07/1977 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 06/08/1977 | Round 19 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 62 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 13/08/1977 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 14 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 20/08/1977 | Round 21 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 64 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |
| 27/08/1977 | Round 22 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 41 | Kevin Rose | John Murphy |