1979 VFL Season Round 15: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1979 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round fifteen of the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at the SCG. Ron Alexander captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain. Kevin Bartlett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.

Fitzroy (20.15.135) were defeated by Richmond (22.20.152).

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Sunday 15 July 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: SCG
Attendance: 17,140

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Richmond
Score: 20.15.135 - 22.20.152

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 4 11 . 6 15 . 10 20 . 15 20 . 15 (135)
Richmond 6 . 7 10 . 14 16 . 16 22 . 20 22 . 20 (152)
Margin RICH by 9 RICH by 2 RICH by 12 RICH by 17 RICH by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Ron Alexander
Vice-Captain: Garry Wilson
Coach: Bill Stephen

Richmond

Captain: Kevin Bartlett
Coach: Tony Jewell

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

M. Dye
N. Nash

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 0 0 18 6 12 1 22 3 2
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 0 2 13 6 7 0 0 0 2
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 6
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 0 6 5 1 2 0 1 0
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 2
56 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 1 19 7 12 1 0 3 1
14 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 2 2
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 1 2 23 19 4 3 0 2 2
13 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 0
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 0 0 0 0
19 McMahon, David ? ? 1 1 30 16 14 7 0 2 3
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 2 1
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 3 0 23 12 11 5 0 1 2
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 1 8 5 3 2 1 0 2
15 Richardson, Max ? ? 2 1 10 8 2 3 0 2 3
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 3 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 5 0 4 5
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 2 2
9 Walls, Robert ? ? 3 2 16 12 4 3 0 2 3
29 Wilson, Garry (vc) ? ? 3 0 30 20 10 4 0 3 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 20 15 273 173 100 49 24 32 40

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin (c) ? ? 3 3 40 29 11 5 0 2 1
49 Berry, Jeff ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 1 0
38 Bottams, Phillip ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 2 0
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 8 1
33 Cloke, David ? ? 0 5 19 12 7 7 4 3 1
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 5 0 0 2
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 17 1 4
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 2 2
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 2 1 0
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 1 4 29 22 7 6 0 2 0
23 Oborne, Rod ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 2 0 3 2
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 2 1 20 12 8 2 0 3 4
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 7 1 11 10 1 6 0 0 2
24 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 1 0 8 3 5 1 0 0 2
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 2 0 20 16 4 4 0 2 6
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 1 1 18 15 3 6 0 2 0
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 1 1 20 16 4 2 0 7 1
28 Williams, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 2
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 2 1 12 7 5 2 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 22 20 284 204 80 59 23 40 32

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