1991 AFL Round 17: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1991 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1991 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Jim Stynes captained the hosts. Richard Osborne captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Robert Shaw.

Melbourne
J. Stynes (capt.), D. Bennett, L. Beveridge, P. Bryce, K. Dyson, S. Eishold, S. Febey, F. Francis, B. Heaver, J. Howat, A. Jakovich, B. Lovett, A. Obst, P. Rohde, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, S. Tingay, J. Viney, T. Viney, G. Yeats

Fitzroy
R. Osborne (capt.), M. Armstrong, J. Baldwin, J. Blakey, J. Bond, P. Broderick, M. Bunn, J. Cormack, D. Donato, M. Dundas, J. Elliott, D. Harding, J. Ironmonger, D. Kappler, A. Lynch, S. Paxman, P. Roos, B. Stephens, D. Strooper, J. Wynd

Melbourne (12.20.92) defeated Fitzroy (7.13.55).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Jakovich (6), D. Bennett, B. Heaver, B. Lovett, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes
Fitzroy: R. Osborne (2), J. Blakey, J. Bond, P. Broderick, J. Cormack, D. Harding

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy remained 15th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1991 AFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 13 July 1991
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 12,710

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 12.20.92 - 7.13.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 1 5 . 8 6 . 13 12 . 20 12 . 20 (92)
Fitzroy 1 . 7 3 . 9 6 . 10 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Margin MELB by 6 MELB by 11 MELB by 3 MELB by 37 MELB by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Northey (Melbourne), Robert Shaw (Fitzroy)
Captains: Jim Stynes (Melbourne), Richard Osborne (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Johnson, H. Kennedy

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jim Stynes MELB 11 3
Paul Roos FITZ 1 2
Allen Jakovich MELB 13 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
19 Bennett, Darren ? ? 1 6 14 13 1 8 5 0 0 1
24 Beveridge, Luke ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 2 0 1 1 1
30 Bryce, Paul ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 4 0 0 0 0
23 Dyson, Kevin ? ? 0 1 26 17 9 3 0 1 0 2
25 Eishold, Simon ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 3 3 2
21 Febey, Steven ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 5 1 1
42 Francis, Fabian ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 1 0 2 1 3
38 Heaver, Brent ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 0 2 0
28 Howat, John ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 2 0
13 Jakovich, Allen ? ? 6 7 18 17 1 10 0 0 1 1
17 Lovett, Brett ? ? 1 0 20 14 6 7 0 0 0 0
29 Obst, Andrew ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 1 0 0
41 Rohde, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 1 1
5 Spalding, Earl ? ? 1 1 9 9 0 4 1 1 0 2
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 3 0 8 0 1
11 Stynes, Jim (c) ? ? 1 0 28 15 13 7 10 0 2 2
15 Tingay, Stephen ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 0 0 3
26 Viney, Jay ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 1 0 1 3 1
12 Viney, Todd ? ? 0 0 29 16 13 3 0 6 0 2
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 4 3 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 12 20 306 223 83 68 16 34 20 24

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
14 Armstrong, Matt ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 0 1
32 Baldwin, Jason ? ? 0 1 26 11 15 4 0 1 3 1
18 Blakey, John ? ? 1 0 23 15 8 5 0 0 1 0
39 Bond, Jamie ? ? 1 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
17 Broderick, Paul ? ? 1 2 30 14 16 3 0 0 1 3
40 Bunn, Mark ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 1 0 1 1 2
16 Cormack, Joe ? ? 1 0 17 5 12 5 0 1 0 0
15 Donato, David ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 2 0 2 1 1
2 Dundas, Matthew ? ? 0 1 25 16 9 5 0 2 4 1
54 Elliott, Jamie ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 0 2 0
49 Harding, Dean ? ? 1 2 6 3 3 0 0 4 0 1
6 Ironmonger, John ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 1 2 0 1 0
21 Kappler, Darren ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 1 0 2 1 0
11 Lynch, Alastair ? ? 0 1 17 9 8 4 1 0 0 4
44 Osborne, Richard (c) ? ? 2 3 9 5 4 3 0 0 1 1
28 Paxman, Stephen ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 4 0 4 0 2
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 27 16 11 3 0 2 2 0
33 Stephens, Brett ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 2 0 1 2 1
31 Strooper, David ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 1 1 1 2
8 Wynd, Jim ? ? 0 1 26 18 8 3 0 1 3 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 13 339 204 135 55 4 22 24 20

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