1978 VFL Round 16: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1978 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1978 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval.
Harvey Merrigan captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Don Scott captained the visitors with Leigh Matthews as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, M. Conlan, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, R. Walls
Hawthorn
Back:
A. De Wolde, K. Moore, D. O'Halloran
Half-back:
R. DiPierdomenico, P. Knights, D. Polkinghorne
Centre:
G. Ablett, T. Wallace, R. Eade
Half-forward:
A. Martello, M. McCarthy, N. Goss
Forward:
J. Murray, M. Scott, P. Russo
Follower:
D. Scott (capt.), M. Tuck, L. Matthews (vice-capt.)
Int.:
T. King, P. Welsh
Fitzroy (18.14.122) defeated Hawthorn (17.19.121).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (6), B. Beecroft (3), R. Walls (3), W. Irwin (2), P. Brown, M. Conlan, G. Lawrie, G. Wilson
Hawthorn: L. Matthews (4), M. Scott (3), R. Eade (2), T. King (2), T. Wallace (2), A. Martello, D. O'Halloran, P. Russo, M. Tuck
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,299
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 19 | 17 | . | 19 | (121) |
| Margin | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 21 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 1 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
David Parkin
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy),
Don Scott
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
Leigh Matthews
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Fellows,
G. James
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 48 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 14 | 264 | 200 | 64 | 72 | 15 | 41 | 39 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 2 | Ablett, Geoff | WL | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | De Wolde, Alle | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | DiPierdomenico, Robert | HBFL | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Eade, Rodney | WR | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Goss, Norm | HFFR | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | King, Tony | INT | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Knights, Peter | CHB | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Martello, Alan | HFFL | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Matthews, Leigh (vc) | RO | ? | 4 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | McCarthy, Michael | CHF | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Moore, Kelvin | FB | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Murray, Jeff | FPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | O'Halloran, David | BPR | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Polkinghorne, David | HBFR | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Russo, Peter | FPR | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Scott, Don (c) | RU | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 7 |
| 40 | Scott, Mark | FF | ? | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Tuck, Michael | RR | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | C | ? | 2 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Welsh, Peter | INT | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 19 | 330 | 227 | 103 | 62 | 34 | 39 | 41 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 27 | A. De Wolde | 15 | K. Moore | 8 | D. O'Halloran |
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| 9 | R. DiPierdomenico | 24 | P. Knights | 10 | D. Polkinghorne |
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| 2 | G. Ablett | 16 | T. Wallace | 26 | R. Eade |
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| 14 | A. Martello | 20 | M. McCarthy | 1 | N. Goss | 3 | L. Matthews (vc) |
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| 37 | J. Murray | 40 | M. Scott | 4 | P. Russo |
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