1979 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1979 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1979 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at VFL Park.
Ron Alexander captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Ray Shaw captained the visitors with, in the absence of Kevin Morris, deputy vice-captain Rene Kink as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, M. Conlan, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Walls
Collingwood
R. Shaw (capt.), R. Kink (vice-capt.), G. Austen, D. Banks, R. Byrne, P. Daicos, C. Davis, M. Hannebery, S. Magro, P. McCormack, P. Moore, R. Ohlsen, B. Picken, D. Shaw, T. Shaw, C. Stewart, B. Valli, R. Wearmouth, T. Wight, M. Woolnough
Fitzroy (17.20.122) defeated Collingwood (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (3), M. Conlan (2), B. Quinlan (2), M. Richardson (2), R. Walls (2), G. Wilson (2), G. Allan, W. Irwin, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon
Collingwood: R. Kink (3), C. Davis (2), D. Banks, R. Ohlsen, B. Picken, B. Valli, R. Wearmouth, M. Woolnough
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Collingwood remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
56,975
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
Collingwood
Score:
17.20.122 - 11.14.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 20 | 17 | . | 20 | (122) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 33 | FITZ by 21 | FITZ by 42 | FITZ by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy),
Ray Shaw
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
Rene Kink
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Morgan,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 20 | 336 | 213 | 123 | 79 | 32 | 37 | 39 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Banks, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Daicos, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Hannebery, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene (avc) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Ohlsen, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Shaw, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Shaw, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Valli, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Wight, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 283 | 184 | 99 | 53 | 36 | 39 | 37 | |||