1980 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1980 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1980 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval. Ron Alexander captained the hosts. Barry Round captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.

Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, L. Harris, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, J. Rantall, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, L. Thompson, R. Thornton, L. Watson, G. Wilson

South Melbourne
B. Round (capt.), D. Ackerly, M. Browning, P. Callery, W. Carroll, R. Carter, B. Evans, N. Fields, F. Jackson, R. McGhie, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, P. Morwood, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, D. Rhys-Jones, J. Roberts, G. Smith, G. Teasdale, S. Wright

Fitzroy (14.16.100) were defeated by South Melbourne (16.25.121).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (3), W. Irwin (3), B. Quinlan (2), L. Thompson (2), B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Richardson, G. Wilson
South Melbourne: T. Morwood (6), J. Roberts (5), B. Round (2), N. Fields, P. Morwood, S. Wright

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 May 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 14,665

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by South Melbourne
Score: 14.16.100 - 16.25.121

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 6 6 . 9 13 . 15 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
South Melbourne 3 . 2 7 . 11 10 . 16 16 . 25 16 . 25 (121)
Margin FITZ by 4 SMLB by 8 FITZ by 17 SMLB by 21 SMLB by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Ian Stewart (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ron Alexander (Fitzroy), Barry Round (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 4 23 2 1
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2
18 Brown, Peter ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 1 0 1 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 3 2 14 13 1 1 0 2 3
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 2 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 0 2 3
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 3 2 28 23 5 5 0 7 1
13 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 0 0 3
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 7 0 0 4
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 5 23 13 10 5 0 4 2
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 2 0
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 2 2 16 12 4 6 0 0 4
1 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 1 3
15 Richardson, Max ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 0
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 4 0 1 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 3 0 2 2
25 Thompson, Len ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 2 11 2 0
49 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 0 0 0 0
40 Watson, Larry ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 5 0
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 1 1 23 11 12 2 0 0 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 14 16 262 175 87 51 34 33 31

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 0 0 2 1
11 Browning, Mark ? ? 0 3 15 11 4 3 0 2 1
49 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 1 3
38 Carroll, Wayne ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 1 0
13 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 3 1
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 0 1 22 15 7 6 0 1 3
12 Fields, Neville ? ? 1 5 24 21 3 3 0 4 4
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 3 0 1 0
1 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 0 0
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 2 3
35 Morrison, Peter ? ? 0 1 28 9 19 4 0 0 2
32 Morwood, Paul ? ? 1 3 22 15 7 3 0 1 3
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 6 1 19 16 3 4 0 1 1
6 Murphy, Dale ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 4 3
40 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 1
10 Roberts, John ? ? 5 3 12 8 4 7 0 1 1
25 Round, Barry (c) ? ? 2 1 13 6 7 4 6 1 2
46 Smith, Greg ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 2 2
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 8 24 0 1
26 Wright, Stephen ? ? 1 2 21 16 5 0 0 3 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 16 25 281 189 92 53 30 31 33

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