Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 7-Apr-1979 2:10 PM·Victoria Park·29,596 att.
Collingwood
9.15 (69)
vs
Fitzroy
21.23 (149)
Fitzroy won by 80

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Collingwood1.5 (11)2.7 (19)5.12 (42)9.15 (69)9.15 (69)
Fitzroy2.4 (16)9.8 (62)13.16 (94)21.23 (149)21.23 (149)

Collingwood — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#21 Graeme Anderson8715111
#17 Geoffrey Austen31411
#26 Ray Byrne6281
#29 Leigh Carlson71811
#19 Craig Davis21311
#24 Andrew Ireland96151
#36 Rene Kink1071732
#3 Stan Magro92113
#31 Phil Manassa92111
#6 Peter McCormack74112
#30 Peter Moore115168119
#14 Kevin Morris103133
#25 Bill Picken234278
#15 Stephen Roach5381
#4 Derek Shaw131321
#23 Ray Shaw841221
#9 Craig Stewart83116314
#2 Bill Valli2252734
#5 Ronnie Wearmouth1061611
#27 Kevin Worthington213

Fitzroy — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 Ron Alexander14102414222
#27 Graeme Allan33942933
#24 Bob Beecroft553224
#37 Malcolm Bramley48121
#2 Brian Brown810181
#12 Mick Conlan15217111
#16 Chris Hansen83114
#14 Kevin Higgins152171
#7 Warwick Irwin16218421
#26 Keith MacLeod68144
#23 Gerald McCarthy442
#19 David McMahon20222864
#36 Harvey Merrigan20424121
#5 Bernie Quinlan112135135
#15 Max Richardson17320533
#10 Laurie Serafini104143
#8 Chris Smith89172
#21 Alan Thompson1341711
#9 Robert Walls131148122
#29 Garry Wilson332