1981 VFL Semi Final 1: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1981 between Collingwood and Fitzroy in the first semi final of the 1981 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Peter Moore captained the hosts.
Garry Wilson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.
Collingwood
P. Moore (capt.), S. Atkin, R. Barham, R. Brewer, R. Byrne, P. Daicos, C. Davis, W. Irwin, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. McCormack, R. Ohlsen, B. Picken, R. Shaw, T. Shaw, A. Smith, M. Taylor, D. Twomey, M. Williams, K. Worthington
Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), R. Alexander, L. Carlson, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, P. Francis, L. Harris, D. Herbert, G. Lawrie, R. Lewis, D. McMahon, L. Murnane, T. O'Neill, L. Parish, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor
Collingwood (19.19.133) defeated Fitzroy (19.18.132).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Brewer (3), P. Daicos (3), C. Davis (3), R. Shaw (3), R. Barham (2), W. Irwin, R. Kink, T. Shaw, M. Taylor, K. Worthington
Fitzroy: M. Rendell (5), D. McMahon (4), G. Lawrie (2), L. Murnane (2), M. Poynton (2), B. Quinlan (2), L. Parish, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Geelong in the preliminary final and Fitzroy were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 12 September 1981
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
85,133
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
19.19.133 - 19.18.132
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 19 | 19 | . | 19 | (133) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 18 | 19 | . | 18 | (132) |
| Margin | COLL by 21 | COLL by 38 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 1 | COLL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Robert Walls
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Peter Moore
(Collingwood),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
M. Dye
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Atkin, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Daicos, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Ohlsen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Shaw, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Smith, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Taylor, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Twomey, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 19 | 287 | 197 | 90 | 59 | 21 | 34 | 34 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Clayton, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Herbert, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Lewis, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 41 | Murnane, Lee | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Parish, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Poynton, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Rendell, Matthew | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 18 | 296 | 196 | 100 | 60 | 53 | 34 | 34 | |||