1978 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1978 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 6 of the 1978 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval.
Harvey Merrigan captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Len Thompson captained the visitors with Phil Carman as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, J. Blair, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, W. Linton, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Padley, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), P. Carman (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, R. Barham, M. Batt, S. Bond, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Moore, R. Oborne, C. Perry, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, C. Stewart, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
Fitzroy (14.12.96) were defeated by Collingwood (22.16.148).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. McMahon (3), G. Wilson (3), B. Beecroft (2), W. Irwin (2), J. Blair, G. Fowler, G. McCarthy, B. Padley
Collingwood: R. Kink (6), K. Worthington (4), S. Bond (3), P. Moore (3), R. Shaw (2), P. Carman, A. Ireland, P. Manassa, R. Oborne
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
25,232
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
14.12.96 - 22.16.148
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 14 | 22 | . | 16 | 22 | . | 16 | (148) |
| Margin | COLL by 33 | COLL by 31 | COLL by 55 | COLL by 52 | COLL by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
Phil Carman
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Blair, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 46 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | 244 | 193 | 51 | 60 | 20 | 40 | 37 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Batt, Murrie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Carman, Phil (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Perry, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 16 | 280 | 198 | 82 | 53 | 26 | 37 | 40 | |||