1983 VFL Round 19: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1983 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 19 of the 1983 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Robert Flower captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), L. Carlson, S. Clayton, M. Eaves, P. Francis, B. Gotch, L. Harris, W. Irwin, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, L. Murnane, M. Nettlefold, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, P. Roos, M. Scott, L. Serafini, R. Thornton

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), G. Boland, C. Connolly, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Fidge, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, M. Reynolds, R. Richards, S. Smith, B. Wilson, R. Wright, S. Zantuck

Fitzroy (22.29.161) defeated Melbourne (11.9.75).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (5), P. Roos (5), L. Carlson (2), B. Gotch (2), B. Lokan (2), M. Scott (2), S. Clayton, P. Francis, W. Irwin, G. Wilson
Melbourne: G. Healy (3), R. Ellingworth (2), T. Fidge (2), M. Reynolds (2), S. Icke, A. Johnson

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 August 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 13,870

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 22.29.161 - 11.9.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 6 . 8 12 . 16 21 . 22 22 . 29 22 . 29 (161)
Melbourne 2 . 2 5 . 6 5 . 6 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Margin FITZ by 30 FITZ by 52 FITZ by 112 FITZ by 86 FITZ by 86
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 2 2 23 17 6 4 0 1 1
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 3 1 1 3
24 Eaves, Mark ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 1 0 21 15 6 5 0 2 3
45 Gotch, Brad ? ? 2 2 20 12 8 6 0 1 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 1 15 8 7 1 0 2 1
13 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 3 0 4 1
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 7 0 6 0
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 2 0 24 16 8 0 0 3 3
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
25 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 1 28 14 14 5 0 3 2
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 2 19 14 5 4 0 3 2
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 3 0 4 2
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 5 8 21 17 4 9 1 1 0
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 28 5 0
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 5 3 26 19 7 5 0 3 4
19 Scott, Mark ? ? 2 4 15 11 4 5 7 2 1
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 6 0 2 0
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 3 1
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 1 1 24 17 7 9 1 4 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 22 29 355 234 121 79 39 50 31

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
45 Boland, Glenn ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 1 2
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 2 0 3 3
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 1 24 18 6 1 0 4 3
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 2 0 11 8 3 1 0 1 3
36 Fidge, Ted ? ? 2 0 13 11 2 6 0 1 2
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 3 6
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 2 3
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 3 3 15 14 1 8 0 0 5
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 1 0 19 11 8 5 0 2 3
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 1 1 22 15 7 2 0 1 0
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 10 1 3
10 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 5 0 3
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 2 0 0 0
46 Reynolds, Michael ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 4 1 1 5
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 2 0 0 0
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 2 1
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 0 20 9 11 4 0 3 2
19 Wright, Rodney ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 3 0 3 2
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 1 17 12 5 3 0 2 4
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 9 265 178 87 53 16 31 50

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