1981 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1981 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1981 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Bryan Wood captained the hosts. Garry Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Richmond
B. Wood (capt.), K. Bartlett, E. Dunne, J. Jess, G. Landy, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, A. Martello, S. Mount, M. Nugent, G. Raines, M. Roach, B. Rowlings, P. Sarah, T. Smith, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, C. Waterson, D. Weightman, R. Wiley

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), R. Alexander, L. Carlson, M. Conlan, P. Francis, C. Hansen, G. Lawrie, R. Lewis, G. McCarthy, L. McConnon, D. McMahon, L. Murnane, L. Parish, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Thornton

Richmond (16.19.115) were defeated by Fitzroy (17.14.116).

Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Roach (5), J. Jess (4), K. Bartlett (3), M. Lee, G. Raines, C. Waterson, R. Wiley
Fitzroy: D. McMahon (5), B. Quinlan (4), M. Conlan (2), R. Lewis, L. Murnane, L. Parish, M. Rendell, R. Thornton, G. Wilson

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

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 25 July 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 37,589

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Fitzroy
Score: 16.19.115 - 17.14.116

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 7 . 5 9 . 8 11 . 11 16 . 19 16 . 19 (115)
Fitzroy 0 . 5 8 . 9 13 . 13 17 . 14 17 . 14 (116)
Margin RICH by 42 RICH by 5 FITZ by 14 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 3 3 20 15 5 3 0 0 6
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 2 1
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 4 1 15 11 4 5 0 2 1
34 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 2 1 5 2
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 1 3 8 7 1 1 24 2 4
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 2 0 0 3
15 Martello, Alan ? ? 0 1 26 17 9 5 9 2 1
6 Mount, Stephen ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 3 1 7 2
37 Nugent, Michael ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 1 2 32 23 9 2 0 2 1
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 5 1 14 8 6 7 0 1 1
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 2 0 1 1
11 Sarah, Paul ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 2 0 1 0
10 Smith, Terry ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 3 0 1 0
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 1 1
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 2 0 1 1
12 Waterson, Colin ? ? 1 0 13 5 8 4 0 0 1
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 0 1 22 13 9 2 0 3 2
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 4 0 0 4
16 Wood, Bryan (c) ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 2 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 16 19 315 212 103 56 39 33 33

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 32 5 3
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 1 21 13 8 5 0 1 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 1 12 12 0 3 0 1 2
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 1 0 2 1
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 1 2
3 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 1 0
20 Lewis, Rod ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 4 3 2 2
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 1 0 0 2
34 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 2 0 2 0
19 McMahon, David ? ? 5 1 16 15 1 5 0 2 3
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 2 1 1 3
27 Parish, Les ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 0 1 1 3
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 4 1 15 12 3 7 0 3 2
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 1 2 11 7 4 5 3 1 3
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 6 0 2 2
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 7 2 2 2
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 3 1
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 1 2 12 9 3 0 0 1 0
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 1 1 15 9 6 2 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 14 260 188 72 55 42 33 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