1979 VFL Round 10: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1979 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1979 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park.
Ron Alexander captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Don McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Footscray
R. Abbey, N. Bristow, N. Cordy, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, M. Kelly, I. Low, R. McGhie, I. Morrison, J. Moylan, R. Murrie, L. Perussich, J. Reid, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, K. O'Keeffe, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Walls
Footscray (11.8.74) were defeated by Fitzroy (17.17.119).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Edmond (2), I. Morrison (2), N. Bristow, I. Dunstan, W. Foreman, M. Kelly, I. Low, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (7), K. O'Keeffe (2), G. Allan, G. Fowler, W. Irwin, G. McCarthy, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, R. Walls, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
14,357
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Margin | FITZ by 35 | FITZ by 28 | FITZ by 58 | FITZ by 45 | FITZ by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Don McKenzie
(Footscray),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Moss,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Bristow, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Moylan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | 296 | 210 | 86 | 70 | 27 | 26 | 33 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | 350 | 224 | 126 | 90 | 29 | 33 | 26 | |||