1978 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 8 April 1978 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1978 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Greg Wells captained the hosts.
Harvey Merrigan captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dennis Jones and the visitors were coached by Graham Campbell.
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, H. Coles, B. Denny, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, C. Graham, P. Hamilton, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, A. Moir, P. Seaton, S. Smith, P. Thorne, R. Walters, C. Woodman
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, G. Bux, R. Carter, M. Conlan, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, G. Lawrie, W. Linton, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Padley, L. Serafini, C. Smith, D. Whitford
Melbourne (24.23.167) defeated Fitzroy (23.19.157).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Baker (3), R. Biffin (3), R. Flower (3), P. Johnston (3), R. Brewer (2), H. Coles (2), P. Thorne (2), G. Wells (2), C. Graham, A. Moir, P. Seaton, S. Smith
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (9), W. Irwin (5), G. Lawrie (2), D. McMahon (2), G. Wilson (2), R. Alexander, G. Austen, G. Fowler
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 8 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,613
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 20 | 24 | . | 23 | 24 | . | 23 | (167) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 13 | 23 | . | 19 | 23 | . | 19 | (157) |
| Margin | FITZ by 2 | MELB by 44 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne),
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Greg Wells
(Melbourne),
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
P. Cameron
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 27 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Seaton, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Woodman, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 23 | 276 | 203 | 73 | 66 | 30 | 23 | 36 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 9 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Bux, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 19 | 288 | 198 | 90 | 59 | 40 | 36 | 23 | |||