2016-17

The Club won back to back premierships for the second time in its history in 2016-17, defeating Melbourne in the Final to take its tenth premiership flag. Fitzroy Doncaster batted first, compiling 309, Lloyd Mash top-scoring with 96, Matt Frith making 44 and Liam Banthorpe 42. Melbourne replied with 266, Chris Moore and Matt Bullen both taking 4/59 in their first Final for the Club.

Grand Final scorecard →309 v 266 · March 24, 25 & 26, 2017 · Princes Park No. 1 Oval, Carlton

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Grand Final scorecard

F309 🏆

Fitzroy-Doncaster

v

M266

Melbourne

Fitzroy-Doncaster won on first innings.

Fitzroy-Doncaster1st inns · 309Melbourne1st inns · 266All innings

Fitzroy-Doncaster

309(all out)

Batting

Batting	How out	R
JO Blythc JW Harper b PJM Smith	c JW Harper b PJM Smith	18
MTP Frithb JR Coleman	b JR Coleman	44
TV Sheehanb JR Coleman	b JR Coleman	16
* PJ Dicksonc MJ Brown b ZF Mevissen	c MJ Brown b ZF Mevissen	26
N Vardic MJ Brown b SA Sturrock	c MJ Brown b SA Sturrock	21
LR Mashc BJ Melville b PJM Smith	c BJ Melville b PJM Smith	96
† LR Banthorpec JW Harper b SA Sturrock	c JW Harper b SA Sturrock	42
TL Lawfordb PJM Smith	b PJM Smith	4
E Alavic JW Harper b PJM Smith	c JW Harper b PJM Smith	0
CA Moorenot out	not out	8*
MS Bullenc JR Coleman b SA Sturrock	c JR Coleman b SA Sturrock	4
Extrasb 5, lb 14, w 1, nb 10	b 5, lb 14, w 1, nb 10	30
Totalall out	all out	309

Fall of wickets

• 1–40
• 2–82
• 3–94
• 4–119
• 5–174
• 6–286
• 7–290
• 8–290
• 9–305
• 10–309

Bowling

Bowling	O	M	R	W
JR Coleman	29	9	73	2
ZF Mevissen	17	4	40	1
PJM Smith	24	4	82	4
BJ Melville	15	10	18	0
SA Sturrock	14.2	3	51	3
MJ Buchanan	11	3	26	0

Fielding

Fielding	Ct	St
JW Harper	3	–
MJ Brown	2	–
BJ Melville	1	–
JR Coleman	1	–

Date

March 24, 25 & 26, 2017

Venue

Princes Park No. 1 Oval, Carlton

Toss

Fitzroy-Doncaster

Umpires

PJ Gillespie & GC Joshua

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