1980 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1980 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Junction Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1980 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Junction Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 4-1-17, P%: 86.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Ron | #6 | 22 | 7 | R01-22 |
| Allan, Graeme | #27 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, R05-06, R11 |
| Beecroft, Bob | #24 | 19 | 63 | R01-13, R15-19, R22 |
| Braddy, Craig | #31 | 4 | 2 | R02, R19-21 |
| Bramley, Malcolm | #37 | 1 | 1 | R03 |
| Brown, Peter | #18 | 13 | 8 | R01-05, R07-09, R11-12, R15-17 |
| Chambers, Bruce | #39 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Coleman, Glenn | #32 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Conlan, Mick | #12 | 20 | 39 | R01-09, R12-22 |
| Cox, Darryl | #11 | 8 | 4 | R01-02, R10-15 |
| Early, Phillip | #41 | 3 | 1 | R01-02, R16 |
| Everett, Geoff | #51 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Foster, Peter | #28 | 1 | 0 | R20 |
| Gilmore, Mick | #44 | 2 | 1 | R05-06 |
| Hansen, Chris | #16 | 21 | 0 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Harris, Leon | #38 | 14 | 4 | R02-05, R09, R13-16, R18-22 |
| Higgins, Kevin | #14 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Irwin, Warwick | #7 | 22 | 25 | R01-22 |
| Keays, Peter | #13 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R06-11, R13-18 |
| Lawrie, Grant | #3 | 2 | 1 | R01, R12 |
| Lewis, Rod | #20 | 11 | 7 | R03, R12-18, R20-22 |
| Marchesani, Frank | #21 | 16 | 17 | R05-07, R10-22 |
| McCarthy, Gerald | #23 | 14 | 4 | R01, R03-06, R08-10, R14-19 |
| McConnon, Leigh | #34 | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R06, R10-12, R21-22 |
| McMahon, David | #19 | 21 | 26 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Merrigan, Harvey | #36 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Mugavin, Noel | #35 | 14 | 4 | R01-08, R12, R18-22 |
| Parish, Les | #45 | 4 | 1 | R10-11, R13-14 |
| Poynton, Michael | #17 | 11 | 18 | R07-09, R14-21 |
| Quinlan, Bernie | #5 | 22 | 27 | R01-22 |
| Rankin, David | #42 | 6 | 2 | R04, R10, R19-22 |
| Rantall, John | #1 | 6 | 0 | R04-09 |
| Richardson, Max | #15 | 7 | 7 | R03, R07-09, R12-14 |
| Serafini, Laurie | #10 | 20 | 0 | R01, R04-22 |
| Smith, Chris | #8 | 18 | 1 | R01-03, R06-12, R15-22 |
| Taylor, Neville | #33 | 12 | 0 | R11-22 |
| Thompson, Len | #25 | 13 | 19 | R01-02, R04-14 |
| Thornton, Ross | #49 | 15 | 0 | R03-11, R17-22 |
| Veal, Andrew | #53 | 6 | 0 | R17-22 |
| Walls, Robert | #9 | 12 | 23 | R03-05, R07, R10-17 |
| Watson, Larry | #40 | 4 | 0 | R08-10, R13 |
| Wilson, Garry | #29 | 22 | 33 | R01-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen, Bill | 22 | 4 | -1- | 17 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1980 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 12 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 07/04/1980 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 24 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 12/04/1980 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 46 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 19/04/1980 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 3 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 25/04/1980 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 118 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 03/05/1980 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 5 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 10/05/1980 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 39 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 17/05/1980 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 24/05/1980 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 21 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 31/05/1980 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 15 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 07/06/1980 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 30 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 14/06/1980 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 44 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 21/06/1980 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 12 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 28/06/1980 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 88 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 12/07/1980 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 21 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 19/07/1980 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 29 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 26/07/1980 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 6 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 02/08/1980 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 24 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 09/08/1980 | Round 19 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 9 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 16/08/1980 | Round 20 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 17 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 23/08/1980 | Round 21 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 15 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |
| 30/08/1980 | Round 22 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 4 | Bill Stephen | Ron Alexander |