1979 VFL Round 11: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1979 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 11 of the 1979 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
Ron Alexander captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Rod Olsson.
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, H. Merrigan, N. Mugavin, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Walls
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), R. Blake, T. Bright, J. Burns, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, L. Donohue, P. Featherby, J. Hawkins, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Newman, A. Preston, P. Sarah, M. Turner
Fitzroy (19.18.132) defeated Geelong (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Allan (3), R. Walls (3), D. McMahon (2), H. Merrigan (2), B. Quinlan (2), M. Richardson (2), G. Wilson (2), G. Fowler, C. Hansen, G. McCarthy
Geelong: K. Matthews (2), J. Burns, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, B. Cousins, P. Featherby, P. Sarah, M. Turner
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 16 June 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,520
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 18 | 19 | . | 18 | (132) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 49 | FITZ by 67 | FITZ by 67 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Rod Olsson
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
G. Marcy
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 18 | 349 | 219 | 130 | 68 | 34 | 28 | 49 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Cassidy, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Preston, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | 259 | 187 | 72 | 40 | 30 | 49 | 28 | |||