1986 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1986 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1986 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park. Matthew Rendell captained the hosts. Robert Flower captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

Fitzroy
M. Rendell (capt.), D. Barwick, J. Blakey, M. Browne, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, B. Harris, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, G. Keane, P. Knight, S. McIvor, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, P. Roos, R. Thornton, P. Tilley, D. Turner

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, D. Bourke, T. Fidge, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, A. Johnson, N. Kol, G. Lyon, P. Moore, S. Newport, P. Payne, M. Reynolds, R. Richards, J. Rugolo, S. Stretch, S. Turner, B. Wilson, M. Withers

Fitzroy (14.20.104) defeated Melbourne (13.10.88).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Osborne (4), M. Conlan (3), B. Quinlan (3), D. Barwick (2), P. Knight, M. Rendell
Melbourne: M. Reynolds (4), G. Lyon (3), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, R. Flower, N. Kol, S. Newport, R. Richards

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 April 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 12,599

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 14.20.104 - 13.10.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 3 8 . 12 10 . 16 14 . 20 14 . 20 (104)
Melbourne 4 . 3 7 . 4 10 . 9 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Margin level FITZ by 14 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 16 FITZ by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: David Parkin (Fitzroy), John Northey (Melbourne)
Captains: Matthew Rendell (Fitzroy), Robert Flower (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Howe, M. Westgarth

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Richard Osborne FITZ 44 3
Adrian Battiston MELB 16 2
Gary Pert FITZ 3 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 2 2 19 16 3 5 0 2 2
18 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 7 0 2 4
8 Browne, Murray ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 2 0 1 0
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 3 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 3 0 14 14 0 6 0 3 0
13 Harris, Bernie ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 1 3
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 23 12 11 2 0 1 2
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 2 1
25 Keane, Gary ? ? 0 2 15 13 2 2 1 2 2
36 Knight, Phillip ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 0 0 0 2
17 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 8 0 1 4
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 4 2 19 14 5 7 0 3 1
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 6 0 2 2
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 0 0 2 0
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 6 18 15 3 8 0 1 3
9 Rendell, Matthew (c) ? ? 1 2 12 7 5 4 13 3 0
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 1 17 11 6 4 0 1 0
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 4 0 3 6
30 Tilley, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 9 3 1
14 Turner, Dean ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 1 0 3 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 20 303 218 85 72 23 39 34

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Bailey, Bret ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 5 0 2 1
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 1 0 23 15 8 1 0 4 5
23 Bourke, Daryl ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 0 0 2 1
36 Fidge, Ted ? ? 0 1 7 1 6 5 0 0 3
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 5 0 1 2
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 4 0 0 1
10 Hughes, Danny ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 2 2
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 1 1
38 Kol, Nigel ? ? 1 0 20 15 5 1 0 1 0
3 Lyon, Garry ? ? 3 1 14 9 5 1 0 1 3
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 6 9 3 4
34 Newport, Stephen ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 4 0 5 1
43 Payne, Paul ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 2 4
21 Reynolds, Michael ? ? 4 0 4 4 0 3 0 3 1
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 1 2 13 8 5 2 0 1 2
26 Rugolo, Joseph ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 3 0 0 1
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 6 0 1 1
41 Turner, Steve ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 2 1 2
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 2 17 11 6 2 0 2 4
15 Withers, Mark ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 5 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 10 269 181 88 60 11 34 39

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