1979 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1979 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1979 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Ron Alexander captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Ricky Quade captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, M. Bramley, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, K. MacLeod, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), P. Carter, D. Cumming, R. Dean, N. Fields, C. Hounsell, M. James, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, J. Murphy, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, G. Teasdale, L. Thompson, M. Wright, D. Young, S. Zantuck
Fitzroy (12.14.86) were defeated by South Melbourne (21.13.139).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (4), G. Wilson (3), M. Richardson (2), W. Irwin, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon
South Melbourne: N. Fields (4), M. James (4), L. Thompson (4), J. Murphy (3), R. Dean (2), P. Morwood (2), G. Teasdale (2)
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 April 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
19,436
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
12.14.86 - 21.13.139
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 9 | 21 | . | 13 | 21 | . | 13 | (139) |
| Margin | SMLB by 3 | level | SMLB by 20 | SMLB by 53 | SMLB by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy),
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
K. Norris
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Bramley, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | MacLeod, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | 300 | 216 | 84 | 68 | 41 | 35 | 39 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Carter, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Morwood, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Wright, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Young, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 30 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 13 | 307 | 242 | 65 | 80 | 34 | 39 | 39 | |||