1984 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1984 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 17 of the 1984 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Leigh Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), D. Barwick, L. Carlson, M. Coates, G. Coleman, B. Gotch, B. Harris, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, C. McGrath, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Reeves, M. Rendell, P. Roos, M. Scott, R. Thornton, D. Turner

Hawthorn
Back: G. Ayres, D. O'Halloran, C. Robertson
Half-back: P. Schwab, C. Mew, R. Eade
Centre: R. DiPierdomenico, T. Wallace, C. Langford
Half-forward: J. Kennedy, D. Brereton, P. Curran
Forward: R. Loveridge, M. McCarthy, L. Matthews (capt.)
Follower: M. Byrne, P. Russo, R. Greene
Int.: R. Lester-Smith, D. Polkinghorne

Fitzroy (11.11.77) defeated Hawthorn (10.7.67).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (3), D. Barwick (2), G. Pert (2), D. Turner (2), B. Gotch, B. Lokan
Hawthorn: L. Matthews (4), P. Curran (2), P. Russo (2), R. DiPierdomenico, R. Lester-Smith

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1984 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 28 July 1984
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 6,920

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Hawthorn
Score: 11.11.77 - 10.7.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 5 4 . 6 8 . 8 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Hawthorn 4 . 1 5 . 5 6 . 7 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
Margin FITZ by 4 HWTH by 5 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 10 FITZ by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Allan Jeans (Hawthorn)
Captains: Garry Wilson (Fitzroy), Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, I. Clayton

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brad Gotch FITZ 45 3
Leigh Carlson FITZ 18 2
Bill Lokan FITZ 16 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 2 1 11 9 2 2 0 2 5
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 4 0 1 3
2 Coates, Michael ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 1 1
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 1 2 1
45 Gotch, Brad ? ? 1 1 21 18 3 2 0 5 1
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 1 0
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 3 0 2 3
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 1 1 23 20 3 3 0 2 3
35 McGrath, Craig ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 0 0 3 1
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 2 0 11 10 1 2 0 1 4
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 0 12 10 2 8 8 0 0
28 Reeves, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 5 0 3 1
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 1 13 10 3 5 32 3 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 4 0
23 Scott, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 7 4 2 0
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 2 1
14 Turner, Dean ? ? 2 1 12 9 3 1 0 1 1
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 0 3 13 11 2 2 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 11 255 208 47 55 45 37 27

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
7 Ayres, Gary BPL ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 0 0 1
23 Brereton, Dermott CHF ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 1 1 2
21 Byrne, Michael RU ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 29 0 2
25 Curran, Peter HFFR ? 2 1 10 6 4 0 1 0 1
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert WL ? 1 1 9 9 0 0 0 1 2
26 Eade, Rodney HBFR ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 0 2
29 Greene, Russell RO ? 0 2 26 20 6 4 0 5 3
34 Kennedy, John HFFL ? 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 1 2
28 Langford, Chris WR ? 0 0 22 16 6 4 0 1 1
6 Lester-Smith, Rod INT ? 1 0 13 11 2 5 0 1 1
22 Loveridge, Richard FPL ? 0 1 16 11 5 1 0 0 2
3 Matthews, Leigh (c) FPR ? 4 1 10 8 2 1 0 1 1
20 McCarthy, Michael FF ? 0 1 17 14 3 2 11 2 3
2 Mew, Chris CHB ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 5 3
8 O'Halloran, David FB ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 0 2
10 Polkinghorne, David INT ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 0
32 Robertson, Colin BPR ? 0 0 18 15 3 3 2 4 0
4 Russo, Peter RR ? 2 0 12 12 0 4 0 1 0
30 Schwab, Peter HBFL ? 0 0 20 15 5 2 0 0 5
16 Wallace, Terry C ? 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 3 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 7 265 204 61 40 44 27 37

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy Coach: Robert Walls
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 G. Ayres 8 D. O'Halloran 32 C. Robertson













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



30 P. Schwab 2 C. Mew 26 R. Eade













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 R. DiPierdomenico 16 T. Wallace 28 C. Langford









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 21 M. Byrne 6 R. Lester-Smith
HALF-FORWARD 4 P. Russo 10 D. Polkinghorne
34 J. Kennedy 23 D. Brereton 25 P. Curran 29 R. Greene











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



22 R. Loveridge 20 M. McCarthy 3 L. Matthews (c)













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans