1985 VFL Round 22: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1985 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 22 of the 1985 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Victoria Park.
Matthew Rendell captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Fitzroy
M. Rendell (capt.), D. Barwick, J. Blakey, M. Conlan, J. Cooper, A. Cross, D. Crutchfield, M. Gibson, B. Harris, G. Keane, P. Knight, G. Lawrie, R. Lyon, S. McIvor, M. Nettlefold, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, B. Quinlan, P. Roos, D. Turner
Geelong
G. Ablett, A. Bews, D. Bolton, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, S. Hocking, J. Hoiles, M. Kol, S. Morphett, R. Neal, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Williams, M. Yeates
Fitzroy (14.13.97) were defeated by Geelong (17.18.120).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (4), B. Quinlan (4), R. Osborne (2), G. Keane, P. Knight, P. Roos, D. Turner
Geelong: G. Ablett (5), A. Bews (3), S. Reynoldson (2), D. Bolton, T. Bright, P. Couch, S. Morphett, R. Neal, S. Williams, M. Yeates
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
9,120
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Robert Walls
(Fitzroy),
Tom Hafey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Matthew Rendell
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith,
M. Westgarth
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Williams | GEEL | 11 | 3 |
| Damian Bourke | GEEL | 30 | 2 |
| David Bolton | GEEL | 16 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Barwick, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Cooper, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Cross, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | Crutchfield, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Gibson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Harris, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Keane, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Knight, Phillip | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Lyon, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | McIvor, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Nettlefold, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Pekin, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Rendell, Matthew (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Turner, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | 313 | 194 | 119 | 66 | 12 | 30 | 27 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 47 | Christensen, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Cleave, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Kol, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Morphett, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Reynoldson, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 44 | Williams, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | 350 | 212 | 138 | 54 | 28 | 27 | 30 | |||