1983 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1983 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 9 of the 1983 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at VFL Park. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Jim Edmond captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Ian Hampshire.

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), L. Carlson, S. Clayton, G. Coleman, B. Grimley, L. Harris, D. Herbert, G. Hinchen, W. Irwin, B. Lokan, D. McMahon, L. Murnane, T. O'Neill, R. Osborne, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, P. Roos, G. Sidebottom

Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), R. Anderson, S. Beasley, C. Burton, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, S. Davidson, B. Duperouzel, M. Egan, A. Ford, C. Hansen, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, S. Lunn, S. MacPherson, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis, I. Williams

Fitzroy (13.21.99) were defeated by Footscray (22.13.145).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (4), D. McMahon (2), G. Wilson (2), L. Carlson, B. Lokan, L. Murnane, P. Roos, G. Sidebottom
Footscray: S. Beasley (7), B. Royal (3), B. Duperouzel (2), J. Edmond (2), S. MacPherson (2), J. Sewell (2), I. Williams (2), R. Anderson, M. Kellett

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 21 May 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 22,336

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Footscray
Score: 13.21.99 - 22.13.145

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 5 5 . 11 9 . 16 13 . 21 13 . 21 (99)
Footscray 6 . 3 10 . 4 15 . 9 22 . 13 22 . 13 (145)
Margin FOOT by 22 FOOT by 23 FOOT by 29 FOOT by 46 FOOT by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Ian Hampshire (Footscray)
Captains: Garry Wilson (Fitzroy), Jim Edmond (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Howlett, D. Rich

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 1 2 15 11 4 2 0 1 1
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 0
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 1 0 1
30 Grimley, Brett ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 1 3
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 1 22 16 6 2 0 3 7
26 Herbert, Des ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 0 1
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 5 0 0 1
13 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 0
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 1 4 27 19 8 2 0 4 1
19 McMahon, David ? ? 2 0 16 11 5 2 0 1 5
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 1 1 14 4 10 1 0 0 0
25 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 0 1
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 0 3 2
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 1 26 19 7 3 0 4 5
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 1 0 4 3
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 4 2 13 10 3 5 4 1 0
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 0 25 10 15 7 18 2 4
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 1 3 14 8 6 6 0 0 0
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 1 0 17 9 8 3 5 2 3
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 2 3 12 11 1 4 0 3 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 21 294 197 97 58 28 29 40

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
26 Anderson, Robert ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 1
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 7 2 13 12 1 9 0 1 1
16 Burton, Chris ? ? 0 0 28 22 6 8 0 3 0
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 1 0 1 0
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 0 0 24 13 11 8 0 0 2
9 Davidson, Stan ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 3 0 4 0
38 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 2 0 13 7 6 3 0 1 3
20 Edmond, Jim (c) ? ? 2 1 16 10 6 5 0 1 3
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 2 0 3 0
6 Ford, Alister ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 2 1 0
17 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 3 0 3
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 3 1 4 2
3 Kellett, Mark ? ? 1 0 17 8 9 4 6 2 0
15 Lunn, Stephen ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 1 3
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 2 1 18 12 6 2 0 1 2
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 2 17 5 3
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 3 3 27 18 9 3 0 5 2
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 2 3 27 17 10 7 0 3 2
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 24 10 14 4 0 2 1
5 Williams, Ian ? ? 2 0 21 14 7 3 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 22 13 354 227 127 72 29 40 29

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