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Melbourne defeats Fitzroy
Round 2, MCG, Attendance: 15613
Saturday, 8th April 1978, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4.7 14.15 20.20 24.23 167
Fitzroy 5.3 8.7 16.13 23.19 157
Melbourne Player StatsFitzroy Player StatsMatch Head to Head StatsScoring Breakdown
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Dennis Jones  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Greg Wells 25 8 33 7 2 2 2 2 1
Henry Coles 23 10 33 2 2 2 0 1 2
Robert Flower 16 7 23 6 3 1 0 4 2
Phil Seaton 13 5 18 2 1 2 0 1 1
Shane Fitzsimmons 13 5 18 3 0 1 0 1 1
Peter Thorne 11 4 15 1 2 3 0 1 1
Anthony Dullard 10 5 15 10 0 0 1 1 4
Laurie Fowler 12 3 15 0 0 0 0 5 4
Steven Smith 12 2 14 5 1 0 17 1 3
Gary Baker 9 4 13 6 3 1 10 3 3
Greg Hutchison 9 3 12 1 0 3 0 1 2
Ray Biffin 9 3 12 5 3 3 0 0 2
Peter Johnston 9 2 11 6 3 0 0 0 3
Peter Hamilton 7 3 10 3 0 0 0 1 2
Barry Denny 9 1 10 1 0 0 0 1 2
Ross Brewer 6 3 9 3 2 2 0 0 1
Colin Graham 6 3 9 3 1 2 0 0 1
Andrew Moir 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Robert Walters 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Woodman 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
  Fitzroy Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Graham Campbell  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Garry Wilson 22 9 31 3 2 2 0 2 2
Gerald McCarthy 11 19 30 4 0 2 0 0 2
David McMahon 16 10 26 2 2 2 0 3 1
Ron Alexander 14 8 22 8 1 0 17 2 3
Geoffrey Austen 15 3 18 9 1 3 14 6 2
Warwick Irwin 15 2 17 2 5 2 0 2 1
Harvey Merrigan 10 4 14 2 0 0 0 3 0
Bob Beecroft 13 1 14 8 9 2 3 1 0
Graham Bux 9 5 14 5 0 0 1 1 2
Rod Carter 7 5 12 2 0 0 0 2 0
Russ Hodges 7 5 12 2 0 0 0 2 2
Wayne Linton 9 3 12 1 0 0 0 1 1
Grant Fowler 9 2 11 1 1 1 0 2 0
Don Whitford 9 2 11 1 0 1 0 2 1
Barry Padley 7 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 1
Grant Lawrie 5 4 9 5 2 0 0 4 0
Mick Conlan 9 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0
Laurie Serafini 6 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 1
Chris Smith 3 2 5 2 0 0 3 1 0
Chris Hansen 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 4
Head to Head
Melbourne Statistic Fitzroy
203 Kicks 198
73 Handballs 90
276 Disposals 288
2.78 Kick to Handball Ratio 2.20
66 Marks 59
30 Hitouts 40
23 Frees For 36
36 Frees Against 23
24 Goals Kicked 23
22 Behinds Kicked 17
1 Rushed Behinds 2
47 Scoring Shots 42
51.1% Conversion 54.8%
11.50 Disposals Per Goal 12.52
5.87 Disps Per Scoring Shot 6.86
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Melbourne First Quarter Fitzroy
4.7 31 Score 5.3 33
11 Scoring Shots 8
36.4% Conversion 62.5%
Lost quarter by 2 Result Won quarter by 2
Trailing by 2 End of Quarter Leading by 2
Melbourne Second Quarter Fitzroy
10.8 68 Score 3.4 22
18 Scoring Shots 7
55.6% Conversion 42.9%
Won quarter by 46 Result Lost quarter by 46
Leading by 44 Halftime Trailing by 44
Melbourne Third Quarter Fitzroy
6.5 41 Score 8.6 54
11 Scoring Shots 14
54.5% Conversion 57.1%
Lost quarter by 13 Result Won quarter by 13
Leading by 31 End of Quarter Trailing by 31
Melbourne Final Quarter Fitzroy
4.3 27 Score 7.6 48
7 Scoring Shots 13
57.1% Conversion 53.8%
Lost quarter by 21 Result Won quarter by 21
Won game by 10 End of Game Lost game by 10
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Melbourne First Half Fitzroy
14.15 99 Score 8.7 55
29 Scoring Shots 15
48.3% Conversion 53.3%
Won half by 44 Result Lost half by 44
Leading by 44 Halftime Trailing by 44
Melbourne Second Half Fitzroy
10.8 68 Score 15.12 102
18 Scoring Shots 27
55.6% Conversion 55.6%
Lost half by 34 Result Won half by 34
Won game by 10 End of Game Lost game by 10
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