1984 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1984 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 4 of the 1984 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Jim Edmond captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), D. Barwick, L. Carlson, S. Clayton, G. Coleman, M. Conlan, L. Harris, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, C. McGrath, M. Nettlefold, R. Osborne, L. Parish, T. Pekin, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, P. Roos, M. Scott, R. Thornton

Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), R. Anderson, S. Beasley, C. Burton, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, E. Dunne, A. Edwards, M. Egan, C. Hansen, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. Kennedy, M. McKenna, A. Purser, I. Rickman, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis, I. Williams

Fitzroy (21.14.140) defeated Footscray (9.16.70).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (10), R. Thornton (3), T. Pekin (2), M. Scott (2), D. Barwick, L. Harris, B. Quinlan, P. Roos
Footscray: J. Edmond (2), A. Edwards (2), I. Rickman (2), D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, B. Royal

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1984 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Monday 23 April 1984
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 20,281

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 21.14.140 - 9.16.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 3 9 . 5 17 . 9 21 . 14 21 . 14 (140)
Footscray 3 . 1 5 . 5 7 . 11 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Margin FOOT by 4 FITZ by 24 FITZ by 58 FITZ by 70 FITZ by 70
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Mick Malthouse (Footscray)
Captains: Garry Wilson (Fitzroy), Jim Edmond (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, K. Smith

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Mick Conlan FITZ 12 3
Gary Pert FITZ 3 2
Richard Osborne FITZ 44 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 1 2 17 8 9 2 0 2 4
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 26 17 9 5 0 2 1
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 5 0 1 2
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 10 1 16 15 1 3 0 3 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 1 0 2 1
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 1 22 15 7 9 0 2 0
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 6 0 1 3
35 McGrath, Craig ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
33 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 1 1
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 0 2 3
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 0 2 1
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 2 1 21 13 8 5 0 3 1
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 2 0
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 1 16 12 4 7 6 0 1
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 9 29 6 3
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 1 3 17 14 3 7 0 2 2
23 Scott, Mark ? ? 2 1 10 7 3 6 0 0 2
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 3 0 18 10 8 2 0 4 0
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 0 0 21 7 14 3 0 3 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 21 14 302 206 96 83 38 38 28

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Anderson, Robert ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 3
16 Burton, Chris ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 3 0 2 2
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 2 0 1 0
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 2
4 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 7 1 2
20 Edmond, Jim (c) ? ? 2 1 10 5 5 3 0 0 2
30 Edwards, Allan ? ? 2 1 13 11 2 6 5 2 2
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 1 2
17 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 2 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 7 0 2 3
3 Kellett, Mark ? ? 1 0 9 6 3 2 0 2 1
8 Kennedy, Rick ? ? 0 1 20 10 10 2 0 2 2
34 McKenna, Michael ? ? 0 2 27 23 4 2 0 3 3
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 16 5 11 5 24 3 5
37 Rickman, Ian ? ? 2 2 15 10 5 2 0 0 1
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 1 1 15 15 0 2 0 2 0
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 0 1 19 12 7 2 0 1 2
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 2 9 5 4 2 0 0 3
5 Williams, Ian ? ? 0 2 12 12 0 0 0 4 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 9 16 245 171 74 47 38 28 38

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