1978 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1978 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1978 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Harvey Merrigan captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, G. Fowler, T. Godfrey, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, W. Linton, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Padley, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor
South Melbourne
J. Blair, G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, B. Evans, N. Fields, S. Gull, C. Hounsell, M. James, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. Morwood, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, G. Teasdale, M. Wright, D. Young, S. Zantuck
Fitzroy (21.17.143) defeated South Melbourne (18.16.124).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (10), G. Wilson (7), W. Irwin, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, N. Taylor
South Melbourne: B. Evans (4), M. Browning (3), D. McLeish (2), B. Round (2), S. Zantuck (2), N. Fields, C. Hounsell, P. Morrison, T. Morwood, M. Wright
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
13,664
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
21.17.143 - 18.16.124
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 17 | 21 | . | 17 | (143) |
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 16 | (124) |
| Margin | SMLB by 22 | SMLB by 17 | SMLB by 32 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Des Tuddenham
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 10 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Godfrey, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 46 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 17 | 255 | 197 | 58 | 49 | 14 | 50 | 32 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Blair, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Wright, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Young, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 16 | 256 | 185 | 71 | 52 | 23 | 32 | 50 | |||