1978 VFL Round 21: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1978 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 21 of the 1978 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Harvey Merrigan captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Kevin Sheedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by Barry Richardson.
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Brown, M. Conlan, J. Frazer, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, P. Keays, W. Linton, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, A. Thompson, R. Walls
Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, J. Berry, P. Bottams, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, D. Freame, B. Grinter, J. Hummel, J. Jess, M. Keane, E. Leech, M. Malthouse, B. Monteath, G. Raines, B. Tempany, C. Waterson, D. Weightman, B. Wood
Fitzroy (20.14.134) defeated Richmond (17.15.117).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Frazer (9), G. Wilson (3), M. Conlan (2), D. McMahon (2), R. Walls (2), G. Allan, W. Irwin
Richmond: K. Bartlett (5), B. Monteath (4), F. Bourke (3), D. Weightman (2), D. Cloke, J. Hummel, J. Jess
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Richmond remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
11,226
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 10 | 20 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 14 | (134) |
| Richmond | 10 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Margin | RICH by 45 | FITZ by 1 | RICH by 7 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Barry Richardson
(Richmond)
Captains:
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy),
Kevin Sheedy
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Frazer, John | ? | ? | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 14 | 290 | 223 | 67 | 81 | 23 | 55 | 44 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Berry, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Bottams, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 44 | Freame, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Hummel, Jon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Tempany, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 53 | Waterson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 15 | 284 | 187 | 97 | 38 | 53 | 44 | 55 | |||