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Fitzroy vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 1-May-1971
Final Round 5
Fitzroy logo
Fitzroy Coach: Graham Donaldson
92 14.8
120 17.18
Melbourne Coach: Ian Ridley
Melbourne logo
Junction Oval Melbourne by 28 MEL by 28
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Fitzroy

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

15 David Rhodes — · Position unavailable 7 Warwick Irwin — · Position unavailable 5 John Murphy — · Position unavailable 11 Noel Zunneberg — · Position unavailable 1 Kevin Murray — · Position unavailable 13 Alex Ruscuklic — · Position unavailable 2 Norm Dare — · Position unavailable 14 Barry Padley — · Position unavailable 37 Graeme Renwick — · Position unavailable 33 David Wall — · Position unavailable 8 Laurie Richards — · Position unavailable 22 Shane Molloy — · Position unavailable 32 Russell Crow — · Position unavailable 28 Trevor Lloyd — · Position unavailable 36 Harvey Merrigan — · Position unavailable 29 Garry Wilson — · Position unavailable 4 Barry McKenzie — · Position unavailable 27 Jack Newton — · Position unavailable 24 Bill Sykes — · Position unavailable 23 Norm Brown — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

35 Paul Callery — · Position unavailable 2 Robert McKenzie — · Position unavailable 21 Graham Molloy — · Position unavailable 16 John Townsend — · Position unavailable 23 Peter Sinclair — · Position unavailable 26 Greg Parke — · Position unavailable 10 Lloyd Burgmann — · Position unavailable 33 Gary Hardeman — · Position unavailable 15 Stan Alves — · Position unavailable 17 Denis Clark — · Position unavailable 6 Frank Davis — · Position unavailable 5 John Gallus — · Position unavailable 3 Trevor Rollinson — · Position unavailable 4 Tony Sullivan — · Position unavailable 25 Peter Weekes — · Position unavailable 39 Russell Colcott — · Position unavailable 19 Ray Biffin — · Position unavailable 8 Peter Keenan — · Position unavailable 37 Bruce Brown — · Position unavailable 1 Max Walker — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FIT2.41.27.24.092
MEL5.57.52.23.6120

Match Leaders

Goals
4
3 tied leaders
Jack NewtonFIT
Behinds
5
Lloyd BurgmannMEL
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Tackles
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Team Stats

FITMEL

Scoring / Attack

14Goals17
8Behinds18
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

271Disposals312
229Kicks237
42Handballs75

Clearance / Contest

48Hitouts22

Other

85Marks96

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Fitzroy by 28 points, 120–92.

The 28-point gap at three-quarter time held through the final term, when both sides added 24 points.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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