1979 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1979 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1979 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Kevin Bartlett captained the hosts.
Ron Alexander captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), F. Bain, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, E. Dunne, A. Edwards, D. Freame, B. Heard, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, B. Monteath, G. Parkes, G. Raines, M. Roach, B. Tempany, R. Wiley, B. Wood
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Conlan, W. Duke, C. Hansen, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Johnston, P. Keays, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor
Richmond (20.12.132) defeated Fitzroy (16.16.112).
Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Roach (6), F. Bourke (3), K. Bartlett (2), R. Wiley (2), D. Cloke, E. Dunne, D. Freame, M. Malthouse, G. Parkes, G. Raines, B. Tempany
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (5), G. Allan (4), G. Wilson (3), M. Conlan (2), C. Hansen, G. Lawrie
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,636
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 12 | (132) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Margin | RICH by 17 | RICH by 44 | RICH by 33 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tony Jewell
(Richmond),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Bain, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Dunne, Emmett | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | Freame, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Tempany, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Wiley, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 12 | 303 | 205 | 98 | 65 | 29 | 38 | 42 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Duke, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 44 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | 298 | 214 | 84 | 47 | 35 | 42 | 38 | |||