1978 VFL Round 14: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1978 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1978 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Ricky Quade captained the hosts.
Harvey Merrigan captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Graham Campbell.
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, B. Evans, S. Gull, S. Hoffman, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, M. James, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, M. Smith, G. Teasdale, D. Young
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. 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
South Melbourne (22.11.143) defeated Fitzroy (13.15.93).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: S. Gull (6), D. Young (4), B. Evans (3), M. Smith (3), C. Hounsell (2), M. Browning, S. Hoffman, J. Murphy, B. Round
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (3), M. Conlan (3), G. Allan (2), B. Quinlan (2), W. Irwin, G. McCarthy, H. Merrigan
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 8 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
14,642
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
22.11.143 - 13.15.93
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 5 | 19 | . | 10 | 22 | . | 11 | 22 | . | 11 | (143) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Margin | SMLB by 15 | SMLB by 52 | SMLB by 62 | SMLB by 50 | SMLB by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(South Melbourne),
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne),
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Smith, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Young, David | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 11 | 307 | 223 | 84 | 83 | 39 | 34 | 42 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | 274 | 201 | 73 | 60 | 27 | 42 | 34 | |||