1979 VFL Round 21: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1979 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 21 of the 1979 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Ron Alexander captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Geoff Jennings captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, M. Bramley, M. Conlan, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, N. Mugavin, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, N. Taylor, R. Walls
Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), B. Berry, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, W. Foreman, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, M. Kelly, I. Morrison, J. Moylan, L. Perussich, S. Power, J. Reid, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Whitten, M. Williams
Fitzroy (22.19.151) defeated Footscray (14.16.100).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (8), M. Conlan (7), G. Wilson (3), B. Quinlan (2), W. Irwin, M. Richardson
Footscray: D. Hawkins (4), B. Berry (3), I. Morrison (3), K. Templeton (3), A. Stoneham
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
12,076
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 11 | 22 | . | 19 | 22 | . | 19 | (151) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Margin | FOOT by 33 | FITZ by 33 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 51 | FITZ by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy),
Geoff Jennings
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Footscray)
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 8 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Bramley, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Poynton, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 19 | 320 | 218 | 102 | 67 | 37 | 39 | 31 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Berry, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Moylan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | 263 | 201 | 62 | 53 | 42 | 31 | 39 | |||