1978 VFL Season Round 16: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1978 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round sixteen of the 1978 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (18.14.122) defeated Hawthorn (17.19.121).
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
Fitzroy
Captain: Harvey MerriganVice-Captain: Garry Wilson
Coach: Graham Campbell
Hawthorn
Captain: Don ScottVice-Captain: Leigh Matthews
Coach: David Parkin
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Fitzroy | Coach: Graham Campbell | ||||||||||||||
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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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| CENTRE | 23 | D. Scott (c) | 30 | T. King | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 17 | M. Tuck | 12 | P. Welsh | |||||||||||
| 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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| Hawthorn | Coach: David Parkin | ||||||||||||||