1980 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1980 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 15 of the 1980 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Junction Oval. Ron Alexander captained the hosts. Bruce Monteath captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.

Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Conlan, D. Cox, C. Hansen, L. Harris, W. Irwin, P. Keays, R. Lewis, F. Marchesani, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Walls, G. Wilson

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

Fitzroy (15.19.109) defeated Richmond (12.16.88).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Poynton (4), M. Conlan (3), R. Walls (3), W. Irwin (2), G. McCarthy, B. Quinlan, G. Wilson
Richmond: B. Monteath (4), D. Cloke (2), M. Roach (2), R. Wiley (2), G. Strachan, B. Tempany

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 12 July 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 11,362

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 15.19.109 - 12.16.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 8 . 3 9 . 5 14 . 13 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Richmond 2 . 4 6 . 10 8 . 12 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Margin FITZ by 35 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 37 FITZ by 21 FITZ by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 10 1 3
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 0 1
18 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 2 0 3 0
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 3 1 12 9 3 2 0 1 3
11 Cox, Darryl ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 4 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 1
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 2 3 28 19 9 4 0 4 5
13 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 2 0 6 2
20 Lewis, Rod ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 7 0 1
21 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 0 1 22 14 8 2 0 3 1
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 2 1 2 3
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 0 2
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 4 2 10 9 1 3 0 0 3
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 1 18 15 3 3 2 2 5
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 3 0 5 1
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 1 5 1
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 0 3 0
9 Walls, Robert ? ? 3 6 21 18 3 6 0 3 2
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 1 1 33 19 14 4 0 3 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 19 272 198 74 47 21 46 37

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 2 0 2 1
38 Bottams, Phillip ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 1
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 5 2
33 Cloke, David ? ? 2 5 17 11 6 8 5 2 4
28 Collins, Dennis ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 2 2
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 5 5 1 1
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 5 0 2 2
34 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 1 12 1 16 3 4
11 Monteath, Bruce (c) ? ? 4 3 22 19 3 5 0 4 2
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 1 0 0 3
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 2 3 8 7 1 5 1 0 1
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 0 1
46 Smith, Terry ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 2 3
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 2 0 2 2
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 4 0 3 4
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 0 3 34 19 15 3 0 6 3
31 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 1
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 2 0 18 14 4 5 0 1 1
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 5 0 0 5
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 16 294 202 92 58 27 37 46

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