1983 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1983 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1983 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Garry Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), L. Bamblett, A. Battiston, G. Boland, C. Connolly, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, M. Seddon, S. Sutcliffe, B. Wilson, R. Wright, S. Zantuck

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

Melbourne (12.15.87) were defeated by Fitzroy (18.18.126).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Healy (4), L. Bamblett, C. Connolly, T. Elshaug, S. Icke, G. McLean, P. Moore, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (8), G. Wilson (6), M. Conlan (2), L. Parish, P. Roos

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 14 May 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 33,758

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 12.15.87 - 18.18.126

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 6 . 7 8 . 12 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Fitzroy 4 . 4 7 . 7 12 . 12 18 . 18 18 . 18 (126)
Margin FITZ by 7 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 24 FITZ by 39 FITZ by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Morgan, V. Vasilou

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
8 Bamblett, Les ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 0 1 16 10 6 2 0 1 3
45 Boland, Glenn ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 2 0 0 0
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 1 0 20 15 5 3 0 3 1
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 2 19 17 2 1 0 2 2
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 0 0 1
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 1 1 18 15 3 1 0 1 0
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 0 0 22 12 10 4 0 3 0
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 5 1 3 3
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 4 3 16 12 4 7 0 1 2
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 1 0 29 24 5 3 1 6 1
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 1 0 10 4 6 3 13 0 1
10 Moore, Peter ? ? 1 1 15 7 8 7 17 0 5
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 1 27 20 7 4 0 1 3
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 0 2
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 2 19 14 5 6 0 1 2
44 Sutcliffe, Scott ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 0 1
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 1 2 12 7 5 3 0 0 1
19 Wright, Rodney ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 1 0 1 1
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 5 0 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 15 296 208 88 63 32 25 32

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 2 0
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 0 1 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 2 14 14 0 2 0 1 6
30 Grimley, Brett ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 1 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 1 25 19 6 1 0 4 1
26 Herbert, Des ? ? 0 2 22 16 6 8 0 0 2
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 1 1 1
13 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 4 0 4 2
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 3 1 0 1
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 2 5 5 0 3 0 1 3
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 0 0
27 Parish, Les ? ? 1 2 25 16 9 5 0 1 3
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 5 0 2 2
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 8 3 15 14 1 9 0 0 0
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 0 27 18 9 6 23 8 0
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 1 0 22 14 8 7 0 2 0
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 15 5 10 3 0 1 0
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 0 2 13 10 3 6 16 1 2
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 6 2 21 18 3 10 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 18 18 325 230 95 83 41 32 25

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