1978 VFL Round 11: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1978 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 11 of the 1978 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
Harvey Merrigan captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, G. Fowler, J. Frazer, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, P. Keays, W. Linton, D. McMahon, B. Padley, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, R. Walls
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), T. Bright, M. Browne, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, C. Dowsett, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, P. Jeffreys, D. Manson, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, A. Preston, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman, M. Woolnough
Fitzroy (16.15.111) were defeated by Geelong (16.18.114).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (4), G. Wilson (4), B. Beecroft (2), G. Fowler (2), R. Walls (2), P. Brown, W. Irwin
Geelong: M. Browne (3), L. Donohue (3), K. Sheehan (3), P. Jeffreys (2), B. Cousins, D. Manson, S. Newman, A. Preston, M. Turner
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
10,303
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 18 | (114) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
G. Fellows
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Frazer, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 15 | 273 | 217 | 56 | 62 | 20 | 50 | 28 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Dowsett, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Manson, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 18 | 340 | 236 | 104 | 84 | 26 | 28 | 50 | |||