1981 VFL Season Round 17: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1981 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round seventeen of the 1981 season of the Victorian Football League. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at the 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 (16.19.115) were defeated by Fitzroy (17.14.116).

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

Richmond

Captain: Bryan Wood
Coach: Tony Jewell

Fitzroy

Captain: Garry Wilson
Coach: Robert Walls

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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