1978 VFL Round 17: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1978 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1978 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park.
Len Thompson captained the hosts.
Harvey Merrigan captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Graham Campbell.
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), A. Atkinson, R. Barham, S. Bond, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, P. Moore, K. Morris, C. Perry, T. Philippe, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, C. Stewart
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. Lawrie, D. McMahon, B. Padley, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, A. Thompson, R. Walls
Collingwood (16.11.107) defeated Fitzroy (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Moore (7), L. Carlson (2), R. Kink (2), R. Shaw (2), R. Byrne, T. Philippe, M. Richardson
Fitzroy: G. Lawrie (4), G. Allan (2), R. Walls (2), P. Brown, M. Conlan, D. McMahon
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
32,246
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
16.11.107 - 11.11.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | FITZ by 2 | COLL by 6 | COLL by 30 | COLL by 30 | COLL by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Collingwood),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Moss,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Perry, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 49 | Philippe, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 6 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 11 | 302 | 212 | 90 | 67 | 30 | 34 | 49 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | 326 | 217 | 109 | 91 | 13 | 49 | 34 | |||