1980 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1980 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1980 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Bruce Monteath captained the hosts. Ron Alexander captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Richmond
B. Monteath (capt.), K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, E. Dunne, J. Jess, M. Keane, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, G. Naylor, G. Raines, M. Roach, B. Rowlings, P. Sarah, T. Smith, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, D. Weightman, R. Wiley, B. Wood

Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Conlan, M. Gilmore, C. Hansen, L. Harris, W. Irwin, F. Marchesani, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, B. Quinlan, J. Rantall, L. Serafini, L. Thompson, R. Thornton, R. Walls, G. Wilson

Richmond (29.25.199) defeated Fitzroy (11.15.81).

Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Rowlings (6), M. Roach (5), B. Monteath (4), K. Bartlett (3), D. Cloke (3), P. Sarah (2), R. Wiley (2), G. Raines, T. Smith, D. Weightman, B. Wood
Fitzroy: W. Irwin (3), N. Mugavin (3), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, M. Conlan, M. Gilmore, L. Thompson

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Friday 25 April 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 44,401

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Fitzroy
Score: 29.25.199 - 11.15.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 6 . 1 13 . 8 18 . 19 29 . 25 29 . 25 (199)
Fitzroy 4 . 3 4 . 8 9 . 13 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Margin RICH by 10 RICH by 54 RICH by 60 RICH by 118 RICH by 118
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tony Jewell (Richmond), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bruce Monteath (Richmond), Ron Alexander (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Carbines, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 3 3 18 14 4 2 0 1 1
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 3 0
33 Cloke, David ? ? 3 4 29 22 7 9 3 2 3
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 7 0 1 1
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 8 1 1 0
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 4 0 3 2
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 4 9 2 35 0 3
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 2 2
11 Monteath, Bruce (c) ? ? 4 5 18 15 3 4 0 2 2
13 Naylor, Greg ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 1 3 37 26 11 4 0 2 2
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 5 1 13 8 5 4 0 0 0
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 6 3 30 25 5 8 0 1 0
42 Sarah, Paul ? ? 2 0 27 21 6 7 0 3 2
46 Smith, Terry ? ? 1 2 21 13 8 5 0 2 1
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 4 0 3 0
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 1 0 23 12 11 1 0 2 2
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 2 1 29 22 7 4 0 0 2
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 7 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 29 25 384 264 120 84 39 28 24

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 0 1 10 5 5 3 18 0 1
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 1 0 18 11 7 1 0 1 1
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 0 0
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 1 5 12 10 2 2 0 0 1
44 Gilmore, Mick ? ? 1 1 8 4 4 1 0 0 1
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 4 2 3 0
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 1 1
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 3 1 14 11 3 0 0 0 1
21 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 0 1 11 6 5 1 0 0 2
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 6 0 1 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 4 0 2 1
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 3 0 17 10 7 3 0 1 2
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 5 0 0 0
1 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 2 1
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 5 0 2 2
25 Thompson, Len ? ? 1 3 14 8 6 5 4 4 2
49 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 2 2
9 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 2 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 0 0 30 17 13 2 0 3 6
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 15 254 167 87 53 24 24 28

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s