1987 VFL Round 10: Footscray v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1987 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1987 VFL season. Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval. Rick Kennedy captained the hosts. Matthew Rendell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), M. Athorn, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, B. Cordy, R. Cousins, P. Cronan, M. Cullen, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, M. Hannebery, T. Liberatore, T. McGuinness, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, Z. Tzatzaris, S. Wallis

Fitzroy
M. Rendell (capt.), M. Armstrong, D. Barwick, J. Blakey, S. Clayton, L. Harris, D. Kappler, G. Keane, P. Knight, G. Lawrie, S. McIvor, G. Osborne, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, G. Pert, P. Roos, B. Stephens, K. Thomas, R. Thornton, J. Wynd

Footscray (10.19.79) defeated Fitzroy (7.4.46).

Goalkickers
Footscray: P. Foster (2), S. Beasley, R. Cousins, M. Ford, T. Liberatore, T. McGuinness, A. Petraglia, M. Rance, B. Royal
Fitzroy: B. Stephens (2), M. Armstrong, D. Barwick, G. Keane, P. Roos, K. Thomas

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Footscray v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 30 May 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 12,722

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Fitzroy
Score: 10.19.79 - 7.4.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 6 3 . 14 6 . 18 10 . 19 10 . 19 (79)
Fitzroy 2 . 1 4 . 1 4 . 3 7 . 4 7 . 4 (46)
Margin FITZ by 1 FOOT by 7 FOOT by 27 FOOT by 33 FOOT by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Malthouse (Footscray), David Parkin (Fitzroy)
Captains: Rick Kennedy (Footscray), Matthew Rendell (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, B. Woodhead

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Andrew Purser FOOT 1 3
Michael Ford FOOT 45 2
Angelo Petraglia FOOT 38 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
52 Athorn, Mark ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1 1
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 2 1 0
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 1 3 6 5 1 5 0 0 0 0
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 6 0 1 1 3
2 Cousins, Richard ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
17 Cronan, Phil ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 0 1 1
22 Cullen, Mark ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 2 0 3 0 2
12 Eppelstun, Greg ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 5 0 0 4 0
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 1 0 21 17 4 9 0 0 1 2
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 2 3 11 10 1 5 0 2 2 1
36 Hannebery, Matt ? ? 0 1 26 17 9 4 0 3 5 2
8 Kennedy, Rick (c) ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 2 0 0 0 2
39 Liberatore, Tony ? ? 1 1 17 10 7 0 0 5 1 2
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 1 4 20 9 11 1 0 2 0 2
38 Petraglia, Angelo ? ? 1 2 24 21 3 7 0 0 1 3
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 10 11 0 2 4
15 Rance, Murray ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 8 0 2 1 3
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 1 1 30 16 14 8 0 1 1 0
19 Tzatzaris, Zeno ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 2 3 1
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 3 0 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 19 323 227 96 85 11 23 26 30

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
14 Armstrong, Matt ? ? 1 0 15 14 1 0 0 1 0 1
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 3 0 2
18 Blakey, John ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 0 0 0
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 21 10 11 0 1 2 1 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 33 20 13 4 0 3 1 1
21 Kappler, Darren ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 1 0 4 2 0
25 Keane, Gary ? ? 1 0 13 7 6 5 4 1 0 1
36 Knight, Phillip ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 1 1
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 0 0 1 2 2
17 McIvor, Scott ? ? 0 0 19 7 12 3 0 1 5 4
19 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 6 0 0 0 1
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 2 0 0 0 1
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 31 11 20 9 0 6 4 0
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 1 1 0
9 Rendell, Matthew (c) ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 4 12 0 5 2
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 5 0 1 3 1
33 Stephens, Brett ? ? 2 1 11 5 6 4 2 0 1 3
2 Thomas, Keith ? ? 1 1 20 11 9 2 0 3 2 1
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 3 0 1 1 3
30 Wynd, Jim ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 2 0 2 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 4 329 202 127 59 19 31 30 26

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