1980 VFL Round 20: South Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1980 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 20 of the 1980 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval. Barry Round captained the hosts. Ron Alexander captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

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

Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), C. Braddy, M. Conlan, P. Foster, C. Hansen, L. Harris, W. Irwin, R. Lewis, F. Marchesani, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, D. Rankin, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Thornton, A. Veal, G. Wilson

South Melbourne (20.14.134) defeated Fitzroy (17.15.117).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: W. Carroll (4), T. Morwood (4), J. Roberts (3), S. Wright (3), M. Browning, B. Evans, R. McGhie, P. Morwood, G. Teasdale, S. Zantuck
Fitzroy: R. Lewis (5), G. Wilson (3), D. McMahon (2), M. Poynton (2), B. Quinlan (2), L. Harris, F. Marchesani, D. Rankin

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder 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 20
Teams: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 16 August 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 12,015

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 20.14.134 - 17.15.117

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 2 8 . 4 14 . 10 20 . 14 20 . 14 (134)
Fitzroy 4 . 4 9 . 7 12 . 10 17 . 15 17 . 15 (117)
Margin SMLB by 4 FITZ by 9 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 17 SMLB by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 0 13 4 9 4 0 1 0
11 Browning, Mark ? ? 1 1 27 18 9 6 0 3 4
38 Carroll, Wayne ? ? 4 1 15 10 5 7 0 0 3
22 Carter, Peter ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 4 0 1 0
13 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 3 0 5 1
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 5 0 0 2
12 Fields, Neville ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 4 0 3 2
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 0 1
34 Kruse, Max ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 0 1
1 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 5 0 0 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 0 0
32 Morwood, Paul ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 1 0 2 2
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 4 0 21 19 2 8 0 4 4
10 Roberts, John ? ? 3 1 7 5 2 4 0 0 1
25 Round, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 17 6 11 5 25 2 3
46 Smith, Greg ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 3 0 1 0
28 Smith, Michael ? ? 0 4 18 12 6 6 0 0 3
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 1 0 12 6 6 3 8 2 4
26 Wright, Stephen ? ? 3 1 19 14 5 0 0 2 3
30 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 1 2 25 18 7 6 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 20 14 317 214 103 81 33 27 36

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 5 13 0 1
31 Braddy, Craig ? ? 0 2 13 8 5 5 0 2 0
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 0 2 9 8 1 3 0 0 1
28 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 1 14 9 5 4 9 1 0
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 1
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 7 0 1 2
20 Lewis, Rod ? ? 5 0 7 7 0 3 2 1 1
21 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 1 0 1 1
19 McMahon, David ? ? 2 4 22 15 7 8 0 2 5
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 3 0 6 3
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 2 1 13 10 3 5 0 1 0
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 2 0 19 17 2 2 0 1 3
42 Rankin, David ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 4 0 1 0
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 1 0 2 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 5 0 3 2
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 0 0 5 0
49 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 5 1
53 Veal, Andrew ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 0 0 1 3
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 3 0 25 13 12 6 0 0 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 17 15 291 207 84 65 24 36 27

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