1979 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1979 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1979 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Ron Alexander captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Carl Ditterich.
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Walls
Melbourne
G. Baker, R. Biffin, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, B. Denny, A. Dullard, J. Durnan, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, T. Martyn, P. Seaton, S. Smith, P. Thorne, G. Wells, D. Whitford
Fitzroy (36.22.238) defeated Melbourne (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (10), W. Irwin (5), M. Conlan (4), B. Quinlan (4), G. Allan (3), R. Walls (3), G. Wilson (3), D. McMahon (2), H. Merrigan, M. Richardson
Melbourne: G. Gaunt (2), R. Biffin, J. Durnan, G. Healy, P. Thorne
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
12,149
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 7 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 14 | 26 | . | 17 | 36 | . | 22 | 36 | . | 22 | (238) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | FITZ by 36 | FITZ by 81 | FITZ by 141 | FITZ by 190 | FITZ by 190 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 10 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 36 | 22 | 406 | 254 | 152 | 105 | 41 | 35 | 34 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Durnan, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Martyn, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Seaton, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | 277 | 205 | 72 | 77 | 25 | 34 | 35 | |||