1980 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1980 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1980 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Ron Alexander captained the hosts.
Carl Ditterich captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Carl Ditterich.
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, C. Braddy, P. Brown, M. Conlan, D. Cox, P. Early, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, L. McConnon, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, B. Quinlan, C. Smith, L. Thompson, G. Wilson
Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), G. Baker, S. Bickford, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, R. Elliott, T. Elshaug, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, W. Gordon, P. Hamilton, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, B. Nettlefold, K. O'Donnell, R. Rowe, R. Walters, G. Wells, M. Wingate
Fitzroy (17.14.116) were defeated by Melbourne (22.8.140).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (6), P. Brown (2), M. Conlan (2), B. Quinlan (2), L. Thompson (2), W. Irwin, D. McMahon, G. Wilson
Melbourne: R. Walters (7), T. Elshaug (4), M. Byrne (2), R. Rowe (2), C. Ditterich, R. Flower, G. Gaunt, G. Healy, B. Nettlefold, G. Wells, M. Wingate
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1980 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Monday 7 April 1980
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
28,802
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 3 | 16 | . | 5 | 22 | . | 8 | 22 | . | 8 | (140) |
| Margin | level | MELB by 11 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy),
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Braddy, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Cox, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Early, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | McConnon, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 14 | 291 | 189 | 102 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 29 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 5 |
| 44 | Bickford, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Rowe, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 8 | 304 | 195 | 109 | 54 | 40 | 29 | 30 | |||