1981 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1981 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 7 of the 1981 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Bryan Wood captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), R. Alexander, B. Brown, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, L. Harris, G. Lawrie, R. Lewis, G. McCarthy, L. McConnon, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, L. Murnane, T. O'Neill, L. Parish, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, L. Serafini, N. Taylor

Richmond
B. Wood (capt.), K. Bartlett, D. Cloke, E. Dunne, J. Jess, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, S. Mount, R. Oborne, G. Raines, M. Roach, G. Robertson, B. Rowlings, P. Sarah, T. Smith, G. Strachan, M. Wall, C. Waterson, D. Weightman, R. Wiley

Fitzroy (13.14.92) defeated Richmond (12.16.88).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (5), M. Rendell (3), N. Mugavin (2), R. Alexander, S. Clayton, L. Harris
Richmond: M. Roach (4), K. Bartlett (3), D. Cloke (2), B. Rowlings, C. Waterson, R. Wiley

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 9 May 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,977

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 13.14.92 - 12.16.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 4 5 . 6 10 . 12 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Richmond 6 . 6 9 . 10 11 . 12 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Margin RICH by 14 RICH by 28 RICH by 6 FITZ by 4 FITZ by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Tony Jewell (Richmond)
Captains: Garry Wilson (Fitzroy), Bryan Wood (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 1 0 19 11 8 4 16 6 1
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 3 0
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 1 0 1 0
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 0 2 16 15 1 6 0 2 2
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 0
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 1 25 17 8 4 0 5 1
3 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 5 0 2 2
20 Lewis, Rod ? ? 0 1 8 4 4 1 9 1 4
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 1 1 2
34 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 0 4
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 1 0
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 2 1 9 6 3 4 0 0 2
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 1
25 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 1 1 1
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 1 19 10 9 5 0 1 0
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 5 1 21 14 7 4 0 2 3
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 3 2 8 6 2 4 1 0 0
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 3 0 3 0
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 0 0 1 1
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 0 2 13 7 6 1 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 14 271 196 75 51 28 33 25

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 3 6 18 14 4 4 0 0 2
33 Cloke, David ? ? 2 1 16 12 4 3 17 3 1
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 7 3 2 1
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 24 13 11 2 0 2 0
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 1 30 1 3
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 0 1
6 Mount, Stephen ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 6 1 2 2
23 Oborne, Rod ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 0 1
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 1 28 19 9 4 0 2 1
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 4 4 13 10 3 9 0 0 4
24 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 4 0 0 1
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 5 0 1 2
11 Sarah, Paul ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 1 0 0 0
10 Smith, Terry ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 1 2
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 4 0 2 3
43 Wall, Matthew ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 2 0 1 2
12 Waterson, Colin ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 4 0 4 2
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 0 0 22 12 10 3 0 3 3
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 1 1 28 16 12 2 0 1 2
16 Wood, Bryan (c) ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 6 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 16 320 209 111 73 51 25 33

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