1985 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1985 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1985 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Matthew Rendell captained the hosts.
Gerard Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Fitzroy
M. Rendell (capt.), D. Barwick, P. Burke, M. Conlan, J. Cooper, A. Cross, S. Halas, B. Harris, L. Harris, P. Knight, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, M. Nettlefold, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, P. Roos, M. Scott, L. Serafini
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), A. Battiston, D. Bourke, D. Cordner, J. Fidge, T. Fidge, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, A. Jarrott, D. Louttit, S. Newport, M. O'Sullivan, P. Payne, R. Richards, K. Templeton, S. Wight, B. Wilson, M. Withers, G. Yeats, S. Zantuck
Fitzroy (11.15.81) defeated Melbourne (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Pekin (3), M. Rendell (2), A. Cross, B. Harris, B. Lokan, R. Osborne, B. Quinlan, M. Scott
Melbourne: S. Newport (2), K. Templeton (2), T. Fidge, M. Withers
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 June 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
14,668
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | FITZ by 33 | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 28 | FITZ by 34 | FITZ by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Robert Walls
(Fitzroy),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Matthew Rendell
(Fitzroy),
Gerard Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
R. Castle
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Serafini | FITZ | 10 | 3 |
| Paul Roos | FITZ | 1 | 2 |
| Adrian Battiston | MELB | 16 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Barwick, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Burke, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | Cooper, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Cross, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Halas, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Harris, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Knight, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 34 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Lokan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Nettlefold, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Pekin, Tim | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Pert, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Rendell, Matthew (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | Scott, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | 275 | 188 | 87 | 64 | 14 | 33 | 33 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Bourke, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Fidge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Louttit, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Withers, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | 247 | 165 | 82 | 39 | 20 | 33 | 33 | |||