1981 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1981 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 9 of the 1981 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Junction Oval.
Garry Wilson captained the hosts.
Ian Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.
Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), R. Alexander, C. Braddy, B. Brown, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, P. Foster, L. Harris, P. Keays, G. Lawrie, R. Lewis, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, L. Murnane, T. O'Neill, L. Parish, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, R. Thornton
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Card, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, J. Hawkins, P. Jeffreys, L. King, G. Malarkey, K. Matthews, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Reynoldson, G. Sidebottom, B. Toohey, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates
Fitzroy (13.15.93) were defeated by Geelong (16.18.114).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: L. Murnane (3), B. Quinlan (3), G. Wilson (3), D. McMahon (2), M. Conlan, R. Lewis
Geelong: G. Sidebottom (4), K. Matthews (3), N. Bruns (2), T. Bright, P. Featherby, T. Floyd, P. Jeffreys, L. King, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
15,604
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Geelong | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 18 | (114) |
| Margin | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Robert Walls
(Fitzroy),
Bill Goggin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Braddy, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Clayton, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Lewis, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Murnane, Lee | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Parish, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Thornton, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | 266 | 207 | 59 | 66 | 28 | 33 | 28 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Floyd, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Jeffreys, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | King, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthews, Kelvin | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Reynoldson, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 18 | 301 | 232 | 69 | 65 | 38 | 28 | 33 | |||