1983 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1983 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 7 of the 1983 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Ian Nankervis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), L. Carlson, S. Clayton, G. Coleman, M. Conlan, L. Harris, D. Herbert, G. Hinchen, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, D. McMahon, L. Murnane, R. Osborne, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, P. Roos, L. Serafini, G. Sidebottom

Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), A. Bews, R. Blake, T. Bright, R. Card, T. Darcy, P. Featherby, P. Jeffreys, P. Johnston, D. Lenaghan, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, D. O'Keeffe, B. Peake, M. Reed, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, R. Waddell, M. Yeates

Fitzroy (11.10.76) defeated Geelong (9.13.67).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (3), L. Carlson (2), M. Conlan (2), D. McMahon (2), G. Wilson (2)
Geelong: R. Waddell (3), T. Bright, T. Darcy, P. Featherby, P. Johnston, D. Lenaghan, B. Peake

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 7 May 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 18,770

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 11.10.76 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 3 5 . 3 9 . 8 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Geelong 1 . 1 4 . 4 7 . 8 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin FITZ by 14 FITZ by 5 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Tom Hafey (Geelong)
Captains: Garry Wilson (Fitzroy), Ian Nankervis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 2 0 17 11 6 1 0 4 3
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 0 0 7 2
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 0 12 9 3 2 0 0 2
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 1 0 1 0
26 Herbert, Des ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 0 0
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 4 0 3 0
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 22 12 10 6 0 1 2
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 2 0 1 0
19 McMahon, David ? ? 2 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 3
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 2 0 0 3
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 4 0 0 1
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 0 30 19 11 3 0 1 4
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 1 2
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 0 10 5 5 3 4 1 1
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 1 20 16 4 7 33 5 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 1 20 9 11 2 0 1 1
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 18 4 14 1 0 3 0
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 0 3 9 7 2 4 4 2 2
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 2 5 20 14 6 7 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 10 293 180 113 57 41 35 28

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 0 1 9 5 4 0 1 0 0
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 4 19 1 3
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 0 0 1 1
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 3 0 3 2
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 2
11 Featherby, Peter ? ? 1 2 18 16 2 1 1 2 1
22 Jeffreys, Paul ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 0 0 2 3
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 1 1 8 4 4 4 1 0 4
8 Lenaghan, Denis ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 1 0 0 2
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 0
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 5 24 1 3
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 1 0 3 1
40 Nankervis, Ian (c) ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 1 1
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 5 0 0 1
7 Peake, Brian ? ? 1 1 19 15 4 1 0 0 0
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 0 25 19 6 3 0 4 2
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 2 20 12 8 6 1 1 4
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 4 0 5 2
6 Waddell, Rod ? ? 3 0 23 8 15 1 0 2 1
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 2 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 9 13 285 195 90 47 47 28 35

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