1978 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1978 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 9 of the 1978 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray 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 Don McKenzie.
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, M. Conlan, G. Fowler, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, R. Walls
Footscray
R. Abbey, D. Blair, P. Bradmore, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Low, R. Murrie, B. Reid, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Fitzroy (13.14.92) were defeated by Footscray (18.9.117).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (3), D. McMahon (2), R. Walls (2), P. Brown, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, B. Padley, B. Quinlan, G. Wilson
Footscray: K. Templeton (4), W. Foreman (3), P. Bradmore (2), J. Edmond (2), I. Hampshire (2), G. Jennings (2), M. Kelly (2), R. Murrie
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
11,903
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 8 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | (117) |
| Margin | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 2 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
K. Quinn
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | 257 | 188 | 69 | 66 | 25 | 44 | 44 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Blair, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Bradmore, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 9 | 305 | 217 | 88 | 57 | 29 | 44 | 44 | |||