1983 VFL Round 22: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1983 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 22 of the 1983 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Barry Rowlings captained the hosts. Garry Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Francis Bourke and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Richmond
B. Rowlings (capt.), K. Bartlett, G. Conlan, E. Dunne, P. Egan, T. Gepp, J. Jess, M. Keane, G. Landy, M. Lee, D. Palm, N. Peart, M. Rioli, M. Roach, P. Sarah, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, M. Wall, D. Weightman, R. Wiley

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), L. Carlson, S. Clayton, G. Coleman, M. Conlan, B. Gotch, L. Harris, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, M. Nettlefold, R. Osborne, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, P. Roos, M. Scott, L. Serafini, G. Sidebottom, R. Thornton

Richmond (12.21.93) were defeated by Fitzroy (19.13.127).

Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Roach (2), P. Sarah (2), G. Conlan, E. Dunne, P. Egan, T. Gepp, J. Jess, G. Landy, G. Strachan, D. Weightman
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (5), L. Parish (3), M. Conlan (2), L. Harris (2), G. Sidebottom (2), G. Wilson (2), B. Gotch, M. Rendell, M. Scott

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 27 August 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 27,310

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Fitzroy
Score: 12.21.93 - 19.13.127

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 5 5 . 12 9 . 17 12 . 21 12 . 21 (93)
Fitzroy 4 . 3 9 . 5 13 . 10 19 . 13 19 . 13 (127)
Margin FITZ by 4 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 34 FITZ by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Francis Bourke (Richmond), Robert Walls (Fitzroy)
Captains: Barry Rowlings (Richmond), Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, D. Rich

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 4 10 10 0 4 0 3 1
39 Conlan, Greg ? ? 1 1 10 7 3 4 0 1 1
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 1 0 15 6 9 5 3 0 1
13 Egan, Phil ? ? 1 1 31 17 14 3 0 0 1
10 Gepp, Tim ? ? 1 0 15 7 8 3 0 1 0
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 4 1 1 3
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 1 18 9 9 0 0 2 0
34 Landy, Graeme ? ? 1 2 21 13 8 5 3 3 2
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 18 5 13 1 28 1 5
6 Palm, David ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 4 0 3 2
24 Peart, Neil ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 0
17 Rioli, Maurice ? ? 0 2 29 16 13 3 0 3 3
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 2 1 9 8 1 5 5 1 2
22 Rowlings, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 0 0 5 2
11 Sarah, Paul ? ? 2 0 6 5 1 3 0 0 3
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 1 0 1 0
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 0
12 Wall, Matthew ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 8 0 1 4
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 1 2 21 10 11 5 0 2 1
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 0 2 27 23 4 5 0 4 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 12 21 324 199 125 64 40 35 32

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 25 12 13 3 0 1 1
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 1 0 3 3
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 11 3 8 3 0 0 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 1
45 Gotch, Brad ? ? 1 1 10 8 2 6 0 3 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 2 0 22 13 9 3 1 2 1
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 3 2
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 1 10 4 6 2 0 0 2
25 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 1 1 1 1
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 6 0 3 3
27 Parish, Les ? ? 3 1 25 16 9 3 0 0 1
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 5 5 15 14 1 6 0 2 2
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 1 0 24 16 8 9 21 6 5
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 11 0 0 2
19 Scott, Mark ? ? 1 2 9 6 3 5 0 1 1
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 0 2
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 2 1 19 15 4 9 2 2 2
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 0 1
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 2 1 20 16 4 8 0 4 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 13 295 196 99 83 25 32 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