1978 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1978 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1978 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Harvey Merrigan captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Greg Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by Dennis Jones.
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Padley, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, A. Thompson, R. Walls
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Brewer, M. Byrne, D. Code, H. Coles, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, S. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, P. Johnston, A. Moir, B. Norsworthy, K. Roberts, S. Smith, P. Thompson, B. Tippett, M. Wingate, C. Woodman
Fitzroy (19.27.141) defeated Melbourne (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (5), W. Irwin (5), B. Beecroft (4), D. McMahon (2), R. Walls (2), G. McCarthy
Melbourne: G. Baker (2), P. Johnston (2), R. Brewer, H. Coles, B. Norsworthy, K. Roberts
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
13,933
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 27 | 19 | . | 27 | (141) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 61 | FITZ by 80 | FITZ by 80 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy),
Greg Wells
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
G. James
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 27 | 306 | 233 | 73 | 103 | 27 | 40 | 43 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Code, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Norsworthy, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 47 | Thompson, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Tippett, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Woodman, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | 239 | 163 | 76 | 57 | 14 | 43 | 40 | |||