1977 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1977 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
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 |