1981 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 28 March 1981 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1981 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Peter Moore captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), R. Alexander, G. Coleman, M. Conlan, G. Everett, C. Hansen, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, P. Keays, R. Lewis, G. McCarthy, L. McConnon, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, L. Murnane, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Thornton

Collingwood
P. Moore (capt.), G. Allan, R. Barham, R. Brewer, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, P. Daicos, C. Davis, M. Hannebery, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. McCormack, K. Morris, B. Picken, R. Shaw, C. Stewart, M. Taylor, D. Twomey, M. Williams, K. Worthington

Fitzroy (20.13.133) were defeated by Collingwood (22.27.159).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (5), L. Harris (5), B. Quinlan (3), C. Hansen (2), L. Murnane (2), G. Wilson (2), R. Lewis
Collingwood: P. Daicos (6), C. Davis (4), G. Allan (2), R. Kink (2), C. Stewart (2), R. Barham, P. Moore, K. Morris, R. Shaw, M. Taylor, M. Williams

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 28 March 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 27,202

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Collingwood
Score: 20.13.133 - 22.27.159

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 2 9 . 7 15 . 9 20 . 13 20 . 13 (133)
Collingwood 6 . 13 10 . 15 16 . 24 22 . 27 22 . 27 (159)
Margin COLL by 35 COLL by 14 COLL by 21 COLL by 26 COLL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Tom Hafey (Collingwood)
Captains: Garry Wilson (Fitzroy), Peter Moore (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Carbines, G. James

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 13 2 2
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 3 3 3
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 5 2 14 14 0 7 0 4 5
14 Everett, Geoff ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 2 0
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 2 1 13 8 5 2 4 2 2
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 5 2 19 14 5 0 0 2 2
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 2 4
13 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 1 1
20 Lewis, Rod ? ? 1 0 9 6 3 2 23 4 3
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 0 0 0 2
34 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 4 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 1 16 10 6 2 0 6 4
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 2 0 18 10 8 3 0 5 2
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 3 18 16 2 4 0 2 2
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 3
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 4 0
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 3 1
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 1
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 2 2 35 19 16 8 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 20 13 233 165 68 45 43 49 42

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Allan, Graeme ? ? 2 2 16 12 4 1 0 4 3
1 Barham, Ricky ? ? 1 1 15 14 1 3 0 4 0
20 Brewer, Ross ? ? 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 1
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 2 0 3 4
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
35 Daicos, Peter ? ? 6 4 13 13 0 4 0 1 1
19 Davis, Craig ? ? 4 2 22 19 3 8 0 3 5
4 Hannebery, Mark ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 0 0 2 6
36 Kink, Rene ? ? 2 3 22 17 5 5 0 2 2
3 Magro, Stan ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 4 3
6 McCormack, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 3 1
30 Moore, Peter (c) ? ? 1 1 14 10 4 3 15 4 4
14 Morris, Kevin ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 2
23 Shaw, Ray ? ? 1 4 14 11 3 3 0 0 0
9 Stewart, Craig ? ? 2 1 14 11 3 5 12 2 2
28 Taylor, Michael ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 2 0 4 2
37 Twomey, David ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 0 0 3 3
21 Williams, Mark ? ? 1 1 24 17 7 5 2 0 5
27 Worthington, Kevin ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 5 0 2 4
Rushed 6
Total (20 players) 22 27 264 204 60 53 29 42 49

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