1985 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1985 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 6 of the 1985 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Victoria Park. Leigh Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Fitzroy
D. Barwick, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, A. Cross, B. Gotch, S. Halas, B. Harris, G. Keane, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, S. McIvor, D. Murphy, M. Nettlefold, G. Osborne, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, P. Roos, M. Scott

Hawthorn
Back: G. Ayres, C. Mew, R. Greene
Half-back: R. Morris, R. Lester-Smith, J. Kennedy
Centre: R. Eade, T. Wallace, R. DiPierdomenico
Half-forward: P. Knights, D. Brereton, G. Buckenara
Forward: M. McCarthy, L. Matthews (capt.), R. Handley
Follower: M. Byrne, M. Tuck, P. Russo
Int.: K. Judge, C. Robertson

Fitzroy (15.12.102) were defeated by Hawthorn (19.16.130).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (6), S. Halas (3), D. Barwick (2), M. Conlan (2), B. Harris, G. Keane
Hawthorn: P. Knights (4), L. Matthews (4), D. Brereton (3), K. Judge (2), J. Kennedy (2), M. Tuck (2), M. Byrne, P. Russo

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 4 May 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 9,894

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Hawthorn
Score: 15.12.102 - 19.16.130

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 3 7 . 5 11 . 8 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Hawthorn 6 . 4 12 . 11 14 . 13 19 . 16 19 . 16 (130)
Margin HWTH by 13 HWTH by 36 HWTH by 23 HWTH by 28 HWTH by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, P. Carey

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Russell Greene HWTH 29 3
Leigh Matthews HWTH 3 2
Brad Gotch FITZ 7 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 2 0 19 18 1 6 0 2 4
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 0 2
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 1 6 5 1 0 0 1 2
8 Cross, Andrew ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 2 3
7 Gotch, Brad ? ? 0 3 20 17 3 4 0 5 1
39 Halas, Shane ? ? 3 0 11 9 2 7 0 2 3
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 1 0 16 7 9 2 0 3 4
25 Keane, Gary ? ? 1 2 12 8 4 5 1 1 3
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 0 0
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 3 0 2 3
17 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 5 0 4 2
22 Murphy, Darren ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 3 0 2 1
33 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 1 0
19 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 0 0 4 4
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 4 18 12 6 6 0 1 1
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 1 2
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 2 6 3
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 6 1 13 12 1 8 0 2 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 2 0 2 1
23 Scott, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 9 9 2 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 12 270 193 77 69 12 43 44

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
7 Ayres, Gary BPL ? 0 0 17 15 2 3 0 2 2
23 Brereton, Dermott CHF ? 3 2 14 11 3 5 0 4 4
11 Buckenara, Gary HFFR ? 0 0 14 10 4 6 0 4 3
21 Byrne, Michael RU ? 1 0 10 5 5 3 12 2 4
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert WR ? 0 0 13 8 5 3 0 0 2
26 Eade, Rodney WL ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1
29 Greene, Russell BPR ? 0 1 30 17 13 9 0 4 1
37 Handley, Robert FPR ? 0 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 2
1 Judge, Ken INT ? 2 1 9 6 3 2 0 2 2
34 Kennedy, John HBFR ? 2 1 13 11 2 1 0 2 2
24 Knights, Peter HFFL ? 4 1 9 8 1 4 0 3 4
6 Lester-Smith, Rod CHB ? 0 0 18 11 7 6 0 0 0
3 Matthews, Leigh (c) FF ? 4 1 18 11 7 10 0 1 2
20 McCarthy, Michael FPL ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 2
2 Mew, Chris FB ? 0 0 18 17 1 2 0 2 0
15 Morris, Russell HBFL ? 0 0 16 14 2 6 0 3 2
32 Robertson, Colin INT ? 0 0 6 2 4 3 0 0 1
4 Russo, Peter RO ? 1 2 27 16 11 6 0 5 4
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 2 2 21 18 3 3 1 7 3
16 Wallace, Terry C ? 0 1 16 10 6 1 0 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 19 16 280 199 81 74 14 43 43

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 2 C. Mew 29 R. Greene













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



15 R. Morris 6 R. Lester-Smith 34 J. Kennedy













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



26 R. Eade 16 T. Wallace 9 R. DiPierdomenico









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 21 M. Byrne 1 K. Judge
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck 32 C. Robertson
24 P. Knights 23 D. Brereton 11 G. Buckenara 4 P. Russo











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



20 M. McCarthy 3 L. Matthews (c) 37 R. Handley













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans