1980 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1980 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1980 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.