1980 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1980 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1980 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Carl Ditterich captained the hosts.
Ron Alexander captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), G. Baker, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, H. Coles, B. Crosswell, R. Elliott, T. Elshaug, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, W. Gordon, G. Hutchison, A. Moir, B. Nettlefold, P. Pinnell, M. Seddon, S. Smith, G. Wells
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), B. Beecroft, M. Conlan, D. Cox, C. Hansen, L. Harris, W. Irwin, P. Keays, R. Lewis, F. Marchesani, D. McMahon, L. Parish, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, N. Taylor, L. Thompson, R. Walls, L. Watson, G. Wilson
Melbourne (18.21.129) defeated Fitzroy (18.9.117).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Coles (5), T. Elshaug (4), B. Crosswell (3), M. Seddon (2), G. Baker, M. Byrne, R. Flower, G. Gaunt
Fitzroy: R. Walls (4), L. Thompson (3), B. Beecroft (2), W. Irwin (2), G. Wilson (2), R. Alexander, M. Conlan, D. Cox, D. McMahon, M. Richardson
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1980 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 21 June 1980
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,275
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 21 | 18 | . | 21 | (129) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | (117) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 2 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Dargavel,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 21 | 399 | 241 | 158 | 99 | 36 | 34 | 28 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Cox, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lewis, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Marchesani, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 45 | Parish, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 40 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 9 | 302 | 208 | 94 | 78 | 30 | 28 | 34 | |||