1984 VFL Round 20: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1984 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 20 of the 1984 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

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

Geelong
G. Ablett, A. Bews, D. Bolton, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Card, C. Cleave, B. Flynn, M. Jackson, M. Kol, M. Lenaghan, G. Malarkey, D. Morgan, J. Mossop, D. O'Keeffe, M. Reed, D. Simpson, M. Witcombe

Fitzroy (20.11.131) defeated Geelong (14.9.93).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (5), G. Pert (4), D. Barwick (3), B. Gotch (3), G. Wilson (2), L. Carlson, B. Harris, G. Sidebottom
Geelong: M. Jackson (6), G. Ablett (4), A. Bews, M. Bos, T. Bright, C. Cleave

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Geelong remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1984 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 18 August 1984
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 9,518

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 20.11.131 - 14.9.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 6 . 1 12 . 2 13 . 9 20 . 11 20 . 11 (131)
Geelong 4 . 2 7 . 5 10 . 7 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Margin FITZ by 11 FITZ by 27 FITZ by 20 FITZ by 38 FITZ by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Tom Hafey (Geelong)
Captains: Garry Wilson (Fitzroy), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, K. Smith

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Bill Lokan FITZ 16 3
Peter Burke FITZ 26 2
Grant Lawrie FITZ 34 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 3 1 12 11 1 5 0 2 3
26 Burke, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 5 0 2 0
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 1 0 20 15 5 1 0 1 0
2 Coates, Michael ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
45 Gotch, Brad ? ? 3 0 21 16 5 5 0 2 0
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 1 2 15 13 2 0 0 3 2
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 7 0 0 1
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 4 0 1 2
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 2 18 17 1 4 0 3 2
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 1 1 4 1
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 4 1 14 11 3 4 1 1 3
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 5 4 12 10 2 7 0 0 0
28 Reeves, Michael ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 3 3
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 1 21 15 6 7 17 4 3
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 6 2 0 1
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 4 0 2 4
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 3 0 2 2
14 Turner, Dean ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 0 0 2 1
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 2 0 15 8 7 5 0 4 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 20 11 304 225 79 72 21 36 31

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 4 0 25 18 7 5 1 3 4
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 1 1 20 15 5 2 0 2 2
16 Bolton, David ? ? 0 2 16 10 6 0 0 1 1
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 1 0 20 15 5 1 1 2 2
43 Bourke, Damian ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 0 15 0 2
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 1 1 20 18 2 2 1 0 2
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 1 27 23 4 5 0 4 0
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 0 0 2
45 Cleave, Craig ? ? 1 1 11 6 5 5 5 0 3
34 Flynn, Basil ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 0 0 2 2
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 6 1 11 8 3 2 2 1 1
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 0 1 2
32 Lenaghan, Michael ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 1 3
6 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 0 2 1
47 Morgan, Darren ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 1 0 3 1
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 2 27 3 3
31 O'Keeffe, David ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 2 0 3
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 1 21 11 10 3 0 2 1
56 Simpson, David ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 7 3 2 0
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 0 0 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 9 300 211 89 46 57 31 36

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