1979 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1979 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1979 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval. Ricky Quade captained the hosts. Ron Alexander captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), D. Ackerly, G. Brice, M. Browning, D. Cumming, G. Dempster, B. Evans, N. Fields, J. Hummel, M. Kruse, R. Lamb, P. Morrison, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, I. Roberts, B. Round, L. Thompson, G. Williams

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. Johnston, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, N. Mugavin, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor

South Melbourne (15.20.110) were defeated by Fitzroy (20.16.136).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: N. Fields (4), R. Quade (4), M. Browning, G. Dempster, B. Evans, M. Kruse, T. Morwood, B. Round, L. Thompson
Fitzroy: M. Richardson (6), G. Wilson (4), B. Beecroft (3), B. Quinlan (3), L. Harris, W. Irwin, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 30 June 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 13,862

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 15.20.110 - 20.16.136

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 8 8 . 11 10 . 14 15 . 20 15 . 20 (110)
Fitzroy 4 . 6 10 . 9 16 . 12 20 . 16 20 . 16 (136)
Margin SMLB by 2 FITZ by 10 FITZ by 34 FITZ by 26 FITZ by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Stewart (South Melbourne), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ricky Quade (South Melbourne), Ron Alexander (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Norris, K. Quinn

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 4 2
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
11 Browning, Mark ? ? 1 1 32 25 7 2 0 4 1
9 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 4 1
13 Dempster, Graham ? ? 1 2 15 10 5 4 0 3 1
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 1 7 28 21 7 8 0 4 4
12 Fields, Neville ? ? 4 2 32 20 12 3 0 2 4
4 Hummel, Jon ? ? 0 1 13 7 6 0 0 2 2
34 Kruse, Max ? ? 1 3 15 10 5 5 0 3 3
24 Lamb, Robert ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 0 0 24 9 15 4 0 0 4
32 Morwood, Paul ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 4 1
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 6 0 0 1
19 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0
16 Quade, Ricky (c) ? ? 4 1 26 18 8 5 1 4 2
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 0 0 1 1
17 Roberts, Ian ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 0 2
25 Round, Barry ? ? 1 0 22 12 10 7 17 4 4
2 Thompson, Len ? ? 1 2 18 6 12 5 13 4 2
39 Williams, Garry ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 5 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 20 312 200 112 62 31 48 37

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 4 17 3 4
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 2 4 1
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 3 2 6 6 0 2 2 2 2
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 1 0 2 2
1 Fowler, Grant ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 2 5 0 5
56 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 1 22 11 11 2 0 2 0
14 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 1 1
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 1 0 15 13 2 1 0 1 3
44 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 2 1 0 4
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 2 1 1 4
19 McMahon, David ? ? 1 1 16 9 7 5 0 0 5
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 2 2
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 0 1 1
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 1 22 18 4 5 2 4 3
15 Richardson, Max ? ? 6 4 17 13 4 4 0 1 1
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 4 0 5 1
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 5 0 2 5
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 4 2
29 Wilson, Garry (vc) ? ? 4 5 33 24 9 6 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 20 16 279 196 83 54 30 37 48

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s