1981 VFL Season Round 10: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1981 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round ten of the 1981 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Garry Wilson captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Royce Hart.
Fitzroy (22.15.147) defeated Footscray (10.10.70).
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
11,630
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 22 | . | 15 | 22 | . | 15 | (147) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 13 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 77 | FITZ by 77 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: Garry WilsonCoach: Robert Walls
Footscray
Captain: unknownCoach: Royce Hart
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Clayton, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Lewis, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Murnane, Lee | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Parish, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Poynton, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 15 | 313 | 204 | 109 | 64 | 24 | 28 | 41 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Berry, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Bradmore, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Davidson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | De Koning, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 54 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | McConnell, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Perrin, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 52 | Sait, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | 296 | 190 | 106 | 34 | 46 | 41 | 28 | |||