1978 VFL Round 20: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1978 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 20 of the 1978 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
Harvey Merrigan captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Don McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Graham Campbell.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Brown, J. Dinatale, I. Dunstan, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Morrison, S. Power, B. Reid, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, N. Tivendale, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, A. Thompson, R. Walls
Footscray (9.17.71) were defeated by Fitzroy (21.13.139).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (6), J. Dinatale, D. Hawkins, A. Stoneham
Fitzroy: G. Wilson (5), G. Allan (4), R. Walls (4), R. Alexander (3), B. Beecroft (2), G. Austen, M. Conlan, D. McMahon
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,525
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Fitzroy | 7 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 13 | 21 | . | 13 | (139) |
| Margin | FITZ by 36 | FITZ by 62 | FITZ by 84 | FITZ by 68 | FITZ by 68 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Don McKenzie
(Footscray),
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Morgan,
J. Moss
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Brown, George | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Dinatale, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | Tivendale, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 17 | 259 | 198 | 61 | 57 | 25 | 34 | 38 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 13 | 297 | 214 | 83 | 86 | 24 | 39 | 35 | |||