1981 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1981 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1981 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Barry Round captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), R. Alexander, G. Coleman, M. Conlan, G. Everett, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, R. Lewis, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, L. Murnane, T. O'Neill, L. Parish, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor

South Melbourne
B. Round (capt.), D. Ackerly, W. Carroll, R. Carter, G. Cowton, B. Evans, S. Foschini, M. Fraser, K. Goss, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, M. James, T. Morwood, D. Rhys-Jones, J. Roberts, B. Scott, G. Smith, K. Taylor, G. Teasdale, S. Wright

Fitzroy (25.19.169) defeated South Melbourne (14.16.100).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Rendell (7), B. Quinlan (5), M. Conlan (4), L. Parish (3), N. Mugavin (2), L. Harris, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, G. Wilson
South Melbourne: J. Roberts (5), K. Taylor (3), S. Foschini (2), T. Morwood (2), F. Jackson, G. Smith

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 18 April 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 15,935

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 25.19.169 - 14.16.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 2 9 . 9 17 . 12 25 . 19 25 . 19 (169)
South Melbourne 6 . 5 9 . 7 12 . 11 14 . 16 14 . 16 (100)
Margin SMLB by 21 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 31 FITZ by 69 FITZ by 69
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Ian Stewart (South Melbourne)
Captains: Garry Wilson (Fitzroy), Barry Round (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, M. Dye

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 13 5 3
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 1 3 2
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 4 3 18 16 2 6 0 0 3
14 Everett, Geoff ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 2 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 1 20 13 7 0 0 4 3
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 3 2
20 Lewis, Rod ? ? 0 1 11 5 6 0 17 1 7
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 2 0 1 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 1 1 31 20 11 5 0 2 3
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 2 1 24 17 7 2 0 4 3
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 0 3 18 11 7 3 0 5 2
25 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 0 2 2
27 Parish, Les ? ? 3 1 14 10 4 3 0 0 1
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 3 3
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 5 4 22 15 7 8 1 2 2
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 7 1 11 11 0 3 1 1 5
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 6 0 1 1
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 3 4
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 1 1 10 6 4 0 0 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 25 19 293 204 89 57 33 44 50

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 0 0 5 2
18 Carroll, Wayne ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 0 2
13 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 4 1
5 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 3 0 5 1
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 2 0 2 3
46 Foschini, Silvio ? ? 2 3 11 10 1 3 0 1 1
29 Fraser, Mark ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Goss, Kevin ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 3 2
23 Hounsell, Colin ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 3 5
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 1 0 1 1
27 James, Max ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 5 1 3 0
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 2 2 17 11 6 5 0 2 1
30 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 1 0 3 3
10 Roberts, John ? ? 5 0 8 7 1 6 0 1 2
25 Round, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 2 10 4 3
38 Scott, Brett ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 3 3
8 Smith, Greg ? ? 1 0 25 21 4 1 0 1 2
22 Taylor, Kevin ? ? 3 3 18 14 4 6 0 2 4
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 6 24 5 2
26 Wright, Stephen ? ? 0 2 19 12 7 3 0 2 5
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 16 268 193 75 54 35 50 44

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