1979 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1979 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1979 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Carl Ditterich captained the hosts.
Ron Alexander captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), M. Byrne, P. Carman, B. Denny, B. Elliott, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, S. Grambeau, G. Healy, G. Hunnibell, T. Martyn, A. Moir, K. O'Donnell, R. Walters, G. Wells, D. Whitford, M. Wingate
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, N. Mugavin, K. O'Keeffe, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, N. Taylor
Melbourne (21.14.140) were defeated by Fitzroy (24.19.163).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Carman (3), R. Elliott (3), A. Moir (3), K. O'Donnell (3), G. Wells (2), M. Byrne, G. Elliott, R. Flower, G. Healy, R. Walters, D. Whitford, M. Wingate
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (8), G. Wilson (4), B. Quinlan (3), G. Allan (2), M. Richardson (2), L. Harris, W. Irwin, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, K. O'Keeffe
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,773
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 14 | 21 | . | 14 | (140) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 13 | 24 | . | 19 | 24 | . | 19 | (163) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | FITZ by 5 | MELB by 3 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | Elliott, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Hunnibell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Martyn, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 14 | 347 | 215 | 132 | 66 | 33 | 43 | 36 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 3 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 8 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Poynton, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 19 | 316 | 211 | 105 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 43 | |||