1980 VFL Round 21: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1980 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 21 of the 1980 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Ron Alexander captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.

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

Geelong
R. Blake, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Card, J. Cassidy, D. Clarke, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, J. Hawkins, P. Johnston, S. Lunn, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, R. Murrie, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, M. Reed, M. Turner, M. Witcombe

Fitzroy (16.21.117) were defeated by Geelong (20.12.132).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (4), M. Conlan (2), M. Poynton (2), G. Wilson (2), R. Alexander, C. Braddy, W. Irwin, R. Lewis, F. Marchesani, N. Mugavin
Geelong: T. Bright (7), S. Lunn (3), P. Johnston (2), N. Bruns, D. Clarke, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, J. Mossop, S. Newman, M. Turner, M. Witcombe

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 23 August 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,004

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Geelong
Score: 16.21.117 - 20.12.132

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 7 . 5 8 . 8 13 . 16 16 . 21 16 . 21 (117)
Geelong 5 . 2 10 . 6 13 . 7 20 . 12 20 . 12 (132)
Margin FITZ by 15 GEEL by 10 FITZ by 9 GEEL by 15 GEEL by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Bill Goggin (Geelong)
Captains: Ron Alexander (Fitzroy), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash, K. Quinn

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 1 21 2 1
31 Braddy, Craig ? ? 1 1 5 3 2 0 0 0 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 2 14 11 3 4 0 0 2
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 6 4 6 0
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 4 0 2 1
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 1 2 20 18 2 4 0 3 2
20 Lewis, Rod ? ? 1 2 13 7 6 2 3 2 6
21 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 1 1 22 15 7 2 0 1 2
34 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 0 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 1 19 15 4 4 0 2 7
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 2 0 3 2
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 2 1 8 7 1 1 0 1 1
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 4 5 27 22 5 11 2 2 1
42 Rankin, David ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 1 0
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 4 1
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 8 0 3 3
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 32 21 11 2 0 4 0
49 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 0 1 3
53 Veal, Andrew ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 5 0 3 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 2 4 26 23 3 12 0 3 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 16 21 325 230 95 75 30 43 38

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 11 31 4 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 0 1 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 7 2 14 11 3 3 0 2 2
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 0 0 2 1
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 2 1
15 Cassidy, Jeff ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 3 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 1 4 27 22 5 1 1 3 2
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 1 0 33 27 6 5 0 1 5
37 Floyd, Tommy ? ? 1 0 29 24 5 5 0 3 2
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 22 11 11 10 0 2 1
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 2 1 14 11 3 6 0 1 2
39 Lunn, Stephen ? ? 3 0 19 12 7 2 0 0 2
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 1
10 Mossop, John ? ? 1 1 12 6 6 3 0 1 4
31 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 4 0 4 4
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 1 1 19 12 7 6 3 2 8
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 1 0
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 1 1 20 17 3 5 0 2 1
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 5 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 20 12 335 250 85 79 35 38 43

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