1985 VFL Round 19: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1985 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 19 of the 1985 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Victoria Park. Matthew Rendell captained the hosts. Jim Edmond captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Fitzroy
M. Rendell (capt.), D. Barwick, J. Blakey, P. Burke, M. Conlan, D. Crutchfield, B. Harris, G. Keane, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, R. Lyon, S. McIvor, M. Nettlefold, G. Osborne, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, P. Roos, D. Turner

Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), L. Bamblett, S. Beasley, T. Buhagiar, B. Cordy, A. Daniels, M. Ford, P. Foster, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. MacPherson, S. MacPherson, P. Maylin, M. McLean, N. Peart, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis

Fitzroy (10.12.72) were defeated by Footscray (12.5.77).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (5), D. Barwick, M. Conlan, G. Keane, R. Lyon, R. Osborne
Footscray: S. Beasley (3), N. Peart (2), L. Bamblett, T. Buhagiar, J. Edmond, S. MacPherson, P. Maylin, B. Royal, S. Wallis

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 10 August 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 11,022

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Footscray
Score: 10.12.72 - 12.5.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 4 4 . 7 5 . 10 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Footscray 1 . 2 5 . 2 9 . 4 12 . 5 12 . 5 (77)
Margin FITZ by 8 FOOT by 1 FOOT by 18 FOOT by 5 FOOT by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Mick Malthouse (Footscray)
Captains: Matthew Rendell (Fitzroy), Jim Edmond (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brad Hardie FOOT 4 3
Doug Hawkins FOOT 7 2
Steve Wallis FOOT 24 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 1 1 27 22 5 5 0 7 2
54 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 Burke, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 2 0 2 0
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 1 2 14 13 1 3 0 1 4
48 Crutchfield, David ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 0 1 19 11 8 6 0 3 2
25 Keane, Gary ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 6 0 1 7
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 0 1
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 0 0 3 0
29 Lyon, Ross ? ? 1 1 21 11 10 8 0 2 3
17 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 19 5 14 1 0 6 2
33 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 0 1 2
19 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 1 16 9 7 9 0 2 2
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 1 3 14 11 3 4 0 0 3
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 7 0 1 2
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 2
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 5 1 10 7 3 6 0 1 2
9 Rendell, Matthew (c) ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 9 17 5 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 7 0 2 0
14 Turner, Dean ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 3 0 4 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 12 305 214 91 86 17 42 37

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Bamblett, Les ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 4 0 0 3
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 3 0 4 4 0 2 0 2 0
21 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 1 0 16 8 8 2 0 1 3
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 0 0
11 Daniels, Allen ? ? 0 1 23 14 9 1 0 3 6
20 Edmond, Jim (c) ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 6 0 2 2
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 0 1 0
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 5 0 5 1
4 Hardie, Brad ? ? 0 1 25 16 9 5 0 4 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 0 24 11 13 11 0 3 4
3 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 MacPherson, Rod ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 2 4
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 3 0 2 4
17 Maylin, Phil ? ? 1 0 29 23 6 4 0 3 1
51 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0
37 Peart, Neil ? ? 2 0 14 13 1 6 2 1 1
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 3 21 0 5
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 1 0 20 15 5 3 0 2 3
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 4 3
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 1 0 30 21 9 10 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 5 299 208 91 75 23 37 42

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