1980 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 29 March 1980 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1980 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Geoff Jennings captained the hosts.
Ron Alexander captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Royce Hart and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), R. Abbey, R. Anderson, B. Berry, N. Cordy, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, M. Johnson, M. McKenna, I. Morrison, J. Moylan, A. Pollett, B. Reid, J. Reid, P. Ross, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Conlan, D. Cox, P. Early, C. Hansen, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, L. McConnon, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, L. Thompson, G. Wilson
Footscray (17.11.113) were defeated by Fitzroy (18.17.125).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (5), R. Anderson (3), T. Whitten (3), I. Hampshire (2), G. Jennings (2), I. Dunstan, M. McKenna
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (5), B. Beecroft (3), L. Thompson (3), B. Quinlan (2), G. Wilson (2), P. Early, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1980 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 29 March 1980
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,060
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 38 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Royce Hart
(Footscray),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Geoff Jennings
(Footscray),
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
G. Fellows
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Anderson, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Berry, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Johnson, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Moylan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Pollett, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Ross, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 11 | 303 | 184 | 119 | 33 | 38 | 32 | 36 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Cox, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Early, Phillip | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | McConnon, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | 281 | 198 | 83 | 53 | 24 | 36 | 32 | |||