1978 VFL Season Round 5: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1978 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round five of the 1978 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Don Scott captained the hosts with Leigh Matthews as vice-captain.
In the absence of Harvey Merrigan, vice-captain Garry Wilson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Graham Campbell.
Hawthorn (14.17.101) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.12.102).
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
13,788
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 1 | HWTH by 4 | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 1 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: Don ScottVice-Captain: Leigh Matthews
Coach: David Parkin
Fitzroy
Captain: Garry Wilson (acting)Coach: Graham Campbell
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 2 | Ablett, Geoff | WL | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | De Wolde, Alle | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | DiPierdomenico, Robert | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Eade, Rodney | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Goss, Norm | FPR | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | Hendrie, John | FF | ? | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Knights, Peter | CHB | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Matthews, Kelvin | HFFL | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Matthews, Leigh (vc) | RO | ? | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Moncrieff, Michael | FPL | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Moore, Kelvin | FB | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 43 | Murnane, Peter | HFFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | O'Halloran, David | HBFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Paton, Ian | INT | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Polkinghorne, David | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry | WR | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Scott, Don (c) | RU | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Tuck, Michael | RR | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | C | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Walter, Richard | CHF | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | 304 | 218 | 86 | 73 | 26 | 38 | 53 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Blair, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | 258 | 198 | 60 | 52 | 24 | 53 | 38 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Hawthorn | Coach: David Parkin | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | N. Goss | 25 | J. Hendrie | 6 | M. Moncrieff | 17 | M. Tuck | 42 | I. Paton | ||||||
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| 43 | P. Murnane | 45 | R. Walter | 4 | K. Matthews |
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| 10 | D. Polkinghorne | 24 | P. Knights | 8 | D. O'Halloran |
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| 9 | R. DiPierdomenico | 15 | K. Moore | 27 | A. De Wolde |
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| Fitzroy | Coach: Graham Campbell | ||||||||||||||