1979 VFL Semi Final 1: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1979 between Collingwood and Fitzroy in the first semi final of the 1979 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Ray Shaw captained the hosts with Kevin Morris as vice-captain.
Ron Alexander captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Collingwood
R. Shaw (capt.), K. Morris (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, R. Barham, R. Brewer, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, C. Davis, M. Dreher, A. Edwards, A. Ireland, R. Kink, P. McCormack, P. Moore, R. Ohlsen, B. Picken, D. Shaw, C. Stewart, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, N. Mugavin, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Walls
Collingwood (16.20.116) defeated Fitzroy (12.22.94).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Anderson (5), R. Kink (3), R. Barham (2), C. Davis, A. Edwards, K. Morris, D. Shaw, R. Shaw, R. Wearmouth
Fitzroy: R. Walls (3), B. Beecroft (2), M. Conlan (2), C. Hansen, W. Irwin, N. Mugavin, B. Quinlan, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced North Melbourne in the preliminary final and Fitzroy were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 15 September 1979
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
87,139
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
16.20.116 - 12.22.94
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 20 | 16 | . | 20 | (116) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 22 | 12 | . | 22 | (94) |
| Margin | COLL by 1 | FITZ by 6 | COLL by 32 | COLL by 22 | COLL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ray Shaw
(Collingwood),
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Morris
(Collingwood),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sawers,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 | Dreher, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Ohlsen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Shaw, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 20 | 277 | 193 | 84 | 57 | 17 | 39 | 40 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 5 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 22 | 280 | 190 | 90 | 53 | 27 | 40 | 39 | |||