| Venue: Junction Oval | Date: Saturday June 25, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lose by 7 points | Umpires: B.Deller & N.Nash | Crowd: 10,850 Receipts: $10,915 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: D.McKay 2, T.Keogh 2, P.Jones 1, P.McKenna 1, K.Sheldon 1, R.Ohlsen 1, T.Southcombe 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: D.McKay, B.Armstrong, T.Pickett, P.Pinnell, G.Whitnall, R.Ashman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injuries: Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Replacements: J.Tresize by R.Ohlsen at half-time & T.Southcombe by J.Canfield in the final quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
In very wet and trying conditions, bottom side Fitzroy caused a major upset by beating top five team Carlton. At this stage of the season, Fitzroy had only won one of their first 12 games of the year. The conditions were so poor this round that all reserves games were cancelled.Fitzroy won its first match for 12 weeks when it defeated Carlton by seven points at the Junction Oval. David McMahon and John Murphy did well for the Lions while David McKay and Barry Armstrong were the Blues best. - Football Record.
Fitzroy returned to the winning list after 11 straight losses when they handled the wet conditions far better than their more experienced opponents - Carlton! It was the Blues third loss in the only four games they've played at the Junction Oval since it became the home of the Lions in 1970. - Football Record.
Team
| B: | 7 Graeme Whitnall | 21 Rod Austin | 18 Kevin Heath |
| HB: | 22 John Tresize | 20 Geoff Southby | 15 Phil Pinnell |
| C: | 26 Ray Byrne | 25 Alex Jesaulenko | 30 Tony Pickett |
| HF: | 6 Peter Bedford | 4 Tony Southcombe | 8 Trevor Keogh |
| F: | 43 David McKay | 27 Peter McKenna | 5 Ken Sheldon |
| Ruck: | 28 Peter Jones (acting capt.) | 12 Barry Armstrong | 14 Rod Ashman |
| Res: | 24 Russell Ohlsen | 1 Jim Canfield | |
| Coach: | Ian Thorogood | ||
Milestones
Last Game: Tony Southcombe200 Goals: David McKay
Most Consecutive Games: On this day Bruce Doull missed to represent Victoria. Including these games however, Doull would play an extraordinary 160 games straight.
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