1979 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1979 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 4 of the 1979 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Junction Oval.
Ron Alexander captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, M. Conlan, J. Frazer, C. Hansen, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, N. Mugavin, M. Poynton, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor
Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Austin, V. Catoggio, D. Collins, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, R. Galt, W. Harmes, K. Heath, W. Johnston, P. Jones, T. Keogh, R. Klomp, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, A. Marcou, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, M. Young
Fitzroy (11.16.82) were defeated by Carlton (20.19.139).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Wilson (4), G. Allan (2), B. Beecroft, C. Hansen, W. Irwin, M. Poynton, N. Taylor
Carlton: V. Catoggio (6), R. Galt (4), W. Harmes (2), W. Johnston (2), K. Sheldon (2), B. Armstrong, M. Fitzpatrick, M. MacLure, A. Marcou
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
21,577
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 18 | 20 | . | 19 | 20 | . | 19 | (139) |
| Margin | CARL by 18 | CARL by 23 | CARL by 43 | CARL by 57 | CARL by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy),
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Frazer, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Poynton, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | 301 | 219 | 82 | 60 | 39 | 50 | 38 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Fitzpatrick, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Heath, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Johnston, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 22 | Klomp, Robbert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Mangels, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Marcou, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Young, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 19 | 349 | 230 | 119 | 77 | 25 | 38 | 50 | |||