1981 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1981 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1981 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Garry Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Melbourne
S. Bickford, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, B. Crosswell, R. Dickson, A. Dullard, J. Durnan, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, W. Gordon, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, M. Jackson, P. Keenan, A. Moir, B. Nettlefold, K. O'Donnell, P. Pinnell, S. Smith

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), R. Alexander, C. Braddy, B. Brown, L. Carlson, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, L. McConnon, D. McMahon, L. Murnane, L. Parish, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, D. Rankin, M. Rendell, L. Serafini, C. Smith, R. Thornton

Melbourne (13.12.90) were defeated by Fitzroy (17.32.134).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Jackson (5), A. Dullard (2), P. Pinnell (2), S. Bickford, T. Elshaug, G. Hutchison, S. Smith
Fitzroy: M. Rendell (6), B. Quinlan (3), M. Conlan (2), L. Murnane (2), M. Poynton (2), R. Thornton (2)

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 13 June 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,691

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 13.12.90 - 17.32.134

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 6 6 . 7 8 . 10 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Fitzroy 5 . 5 9 . 12 12 . 21 17 . 32 17 . 32 (134)
Margin FITZ by 23 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 35 FITZ by 44 FITZ by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Robert Walls (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sawers, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
44 Bickford, Stephen ? ? 1 2 12 10 2 1 0 3 4
14 Byrne, Michael ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 3 1 0 3
12 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 4 0 6 1
45 Dickson, Russell ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 2 0
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 2 1 10 7 3 4 1 2 0
21 Durnan, Jim ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 2 1
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 1 1 27 22 5 5 0 3 5
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 4 1
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 1 0 2 2
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 2 0 3 0
39 Healy, Gerard ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 1 0 0 1
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 1 3 18 13 5 5 1 2 0
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 5 2 8 8 0 4 0 4 0
10 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 6 35 1 0
29 Moir, Andrew ? ? 0 0 5 0 5 1 0 0 1
19 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 2 2
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 4 0 1 0
7 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 2 0 20 15 5 7 0 2 5
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 1 0 9 6 3 3 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 12 275 190 85 64 38 42 27

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 4 16 1 1
31 Braddy, Craig ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 0 0 3 4
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 0 1 2
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 2 20 14 6 1 0 2 2
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 7 14 13 1 1 0 1 1
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 3 4 1 4
3 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 2 0
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 3 0 0 3
34 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 8 0 2 1
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 2 17 10 7 4 0 0 3
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 2 5 20 18 2 4 1 2 3
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 1 0 2 5
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 2 4 13 12 1 5 0 2 4
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 1 21 15 6 7 0 1 1
22 Rankin, David ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 1
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 6 3 15 12 3 9 8 1 4
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 6 0 5 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 19 8 11 6 0 0 1
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 2 2 26 20 6 9 0 1 2
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 2 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 17 32 321 229 92 75 29 27 42

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