1982 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1982 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1982 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, M. Jackson, A. Johnson, P. Keenan, G. McLean, P. O'Brien, K. O'Donnell, M. O'Sullivan, M. Seddon, S. Smith, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck

Fitzroy
L. Carlson, S. Clayton, M. Coates, G. Coleman, M. Conlan, P. Francis, B. Gotch, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, G. Lawrie, L. Murnane, L. Parish, G. Pert, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, G. Sidebottom, J. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Thornton

Melbourne (13.15.93) were defeated by Fitzroy (24.19.163).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Healy (4), M. Jackson (4), B. Wilson (2), A. Battiston, T. Elshaug, R. Flower
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (4), L. Carlson (3), B. Gotch (3), G. Sidebottom (3), M. Coates (2), P. Francis (2), L. Harris (2), M. Poynton (2), B. Quinlan (2), G. Pert

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1982 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 31 July 1982
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 18,649

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 13.15.93 - 24.19.163

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 5 5 . 8 9 . 12 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Fitzroy 7 . 5 12 . 11 17 . 15 24 . 19 24 . 19 (163)
Margin FITZ by 36 FITZ by 45 FITZ by 51 FITZ by 70 FITZ by 70
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Dargavel, P. Waight

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 1 0 16 8 8 0 0 2 1
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 1 10 5 5 4 0 1 3
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 1 0 2 1
34 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 0 2
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 1 2 18 11 7 1 0 2 2
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 1 1 17 7 10 6 0 0 3
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 4 0
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 4 1 14 10 4 3 0 2 1
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 21 7 14 5 0 1 1
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 4 4 12 10 2 5 1 2 4
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 1 30 22 8 5 0 3 0
10 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 13 0 1
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 17 4 3
40 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 5 0 0 0
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 1 21 15 6 3 0 0 0
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 0 1 25 15 10 5 0 3 2
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 1 0
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 2 2 0
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 2 2 24 12 12 5 1 4 2
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 15 308 192 116 63 34 34 27

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 3 0 9 6 3 1 0 0 0
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 2 0
2 Coates, Michael ? ? 2 1 17 13 4 4 0 1 2
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 1 2 2
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 4 3 13 12 1 3 0 1 3
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 2 0 19 13 6 2 0 3 2
45 Gotch, Brad ? ? 3 1 20 13 7 1 0 2 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 2 2 24 13 11 3 0 1 4
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 1 1
3 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 1 0
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 0 0 19 7 12 3 0 4 3
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 2
43 Pert, Gary ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 3 0 1 2
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 2 1 15 9 6 1 0 0 1
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 2 1 15 12 3 3 11 2 2
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 1 22 11 11 5 26 2 2
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 3 1 17 15 2 5 1 1 3
31 Smith, Jan ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 2 19 13 6 3 0 1 3
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 24 19 277 185 92 45 39 27 34

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