1985 VFL Round 11: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1985 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1985 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park. Matthew Rendell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Geelong
C. Alderdice, A. Bews, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, D. Christensen, M. Christensen, P. Couch, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Jackson, M. Kol, M. Lenaghan, D. Morgan, R. Neal, M. Reed, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Williams, M. Yeates

Fitzroy
M. Rendell (capt.), D. Barwick, P. Burke, M. Conlan, A. Cross, S. Halas, B. Harris, L. Harris, P. Knight, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, M. Nettlefold, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Reeves, P. Roos, M. Scott, L. Serafini

Geelong (17.8.110) were defeated by Fitzroy (20.21.141).

Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Jackson (5), A. Bews (3), P. Couch (3), M. Christensen (2), C. Alderdice, T. Bright, N. Bruns, D. Christensen
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (8), B. Lokan (3), D. Barwick (2), B. Harris (2), M. Conlan, L. Harris, P. Knight, R. Osborne, M. Reeves

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Monday 10 June 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 22,109

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Fitzroy
Score: 17.8.110 - 20.21.141

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 2 11 . 3 15 . 6 17 . 8 17 . 8 (110)
Fitzroy 3 . 5 6 . 8 14 . 12 20 . 21 20 . 21 (141)
Margin GEEL by 3 GEEL by 25 level FITZ by 31 FITZ by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Geelong), Robert Walls (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), Matthew Rendell (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, G. Morrow

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Paul Roos FITZ 1 3
Doug Barwick FITZ 11 2
Bernie Quinlan FITZ 5 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
34 Alderdice, Craig ? ? 1 0 22 10 12 4 5 0 3
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 3 0 13 8 5 1 1 0 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 1 1
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 4 0 1 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 1 2 30 25 5 4 0 4 0
39 Christensen, Damien ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 1
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 2 1 15 10 5 1 0 1 2
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 3 2 14 10 4 1 0 1 2
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 3 18 2 2
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 2 0 1 1
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 5 1 9 9 0 2 1 2 2
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 3
32 Lenaghan, Michael ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 1
36 Morgan, Darren ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 26 18 8 2 0 1 1
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 1 0 1 1
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 1 1
11 Williams, Greg ? ? 0 1 15 4 11 2 0 1 4
44 Williams, Shane ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 4 0 2 2
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 4 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 8 276 178 98 44 25 21 33

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 2 2 39 32 7 6 0 1 5
26 Burke, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 1 0 1 0
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 1 1 8 3 5 3 0 1 0
8 Cross, Andrew ? ? 0 2 15 12 3 2 0 2 0
39 Halas, Shane ? ? 0 1 14 4 10 1 1 0 3
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 2 2 21 17 4 2 0 3 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 0 21 16 5 2 0 3 1
36 Knight, Phillip ? ? 1 0 18 8 10 5 0 1 0
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 5 0 1 2
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 3 0 24 17 7 3 0 0 1
33 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 0 22 12 10 2 0 2 0
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 1 2 15 11 4 2 0 1 2
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 19 8 11 8 0 0 1
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 2 1
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 8 4 15 14 1 7 0 3 0
28 Reeves, Michael ? ? 1 2 13 10 3 3 0 2 1
9 Rendell, Matthew (c) ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 6 5 3 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 28 17 11 9 0 2 0
23 Scott, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 2 7 0 13 1 1
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 4 1
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 20 21 342 227 115 71 19 33 21

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