1984 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1984 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1984 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Garry Wilson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, J. Fidge, G. Healy, D. Hughes, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, P. Moore, M. Reynolds, R. Richards, X. Tanner, K. Templeton, P. Thorne, D. Williams, R. Wright, G. Yeats, S. Zantuck
Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), D. Barwick, P. Burke, L. Carlson, G. Coleman, B. Gotch, B. Harris, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, M. Nettlefold, R. Osborne, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Reeves, M. Rendell, P. Roos, M. Scott, G. Sidebottom, R. Thornton, D. Turner
Melbourne (17.18.120) were defeated by Fitzroy (22.20.152).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Fidge (5), K. Templeton (3), A. Johnson (2), X. Tanner (2), C. Connolly, R. Flower, P. Moore, R. Richards, D. Williams
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (9), B. Harris (4), D. Barwick (3), G. Sidebottom (2), G. Wilson (2), L. Carlson, M. Rendell
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1984
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
20,236
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 17 | 22 | . | 20 | 22 | . | 20 | (152) |
| Margin | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 30 | FITZ by 32 | FITZ by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Robert Walls
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Castle,
I. Robinson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Quinlan | FITZ | 5 | 3 |
| Paul Roos | FITZ | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Rendell | FITZ | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Reynolds, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Wright, Rodney | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | 289 | 208 | 81 | 62 | 27 | 21 | 23 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Barwick, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Burke, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Gotch, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Harris, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Lokan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Nettlefold, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Pert, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 9 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Reeves, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Rendell, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Scott, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Thornton, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Turner, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 20 | 314 | 204 | 110 | 86 | 38 | 23 | 21 | |||