1979 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1979 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1979 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Ray Shaw captained the hosts with Kevin Morris as vice-captain.
Ron Alexander captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Collingwood
R. Shaw (capt.), K. Morris (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, G. Austen, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, C. Davis, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, P. Moore, B. Picken, S. Roach, D. Shaw, C. Stewart, B. Valli, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, M. Bramley, B. Brown, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, K. MacLeod, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, A. Thompson, R. Walls
Collingwood (9.15.69) were defeated by Fitzroy (21.23.149).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: C. Stewart (3), G. Anderson, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, C. Davis, P. Moore, R. Shaw
Fitzroy: D. McMahon (6), G. Allan (3), M. Richardson (3), B. Beecroft (2), W. Irwin (2), M. Bramley, M. Conlan, H. Merrigan, B. Quinlan, R. Walls
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 7 April 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
29,596
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
9.15.69 - 21.23.149
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 16 | 21 | . | 23 | 21 | . | 23 | (149) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 43 | FITZ by 52 | FITZ by 80 | FITZ by 80 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ray Shaw
(Collingwood),
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Morris
(Collingwood),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Roach, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Shaw, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Valli, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | 249 | 182 | 67 | 45 | 23 | 29 | 34 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Bramley, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | MacLeod, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 6 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 23 | 326 | 243 | 83 | 89 | 33 | 34 | 29 | |||