1959 VFL Season: Fitzroy
Season Team Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 10-1-7, P%: 113.5%)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Players:
33
Brownlow Leader(s):
Owen Abrahams, Ian Aston (8)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Kevin Wright (43)
Mitchell Medal Recipient(s):
Ron Harvey
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Alan Gale
Player Results
Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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Abrahams, Owen | #16 | 17 | R01-R11, R13-R18 | 40 | |
Aston, Ian | #6 | 17 | R01-R11, R13-R18 | 5 | |
Barclay, Brian | #31 | 8 | R01-R02, R13-R18 | 5 | |
Bromage, Keith | #37 | 5 | R01-R02, R07-R09 | 8 | |
Campbell, Graham | #20 | 18 | R01-R18 | 19 | |
Clark, Wally | #7 | 12 | R01-R04, R09, R12-R18 | 3 | |
Cunningham, Matt | #21 | 8 | R05, R07-R11, R14-R15 | 0 | |
Davey, Colin | #11 | 1 | R16 | 0 | |
Furness, Don | #30 | 13 | R01-R09, R12-R13, R17-R18 | 3 | |
Gale, Alan | #33 | 16 | R01, R03-R06, R08-R18 | 0 | |
Gotch, Graham | #4 | 18 | R01-R18 | 24 | |
Harvey, Ron | #19 | 18 | R01-R18 | 4 | |
Henderson, Bob | #23 | 18 | R01-R18 | 0 | |
Hill, Geoff | #15 | 12 | R07-R18 | 0 | |
Hughson, Les | #8 | 7 | R03-R04, R12-R16 | 0 | |
Jones, Ken | #17 | 6 | R01-R06 | 0 | |
Knight, Graham | #1 | 14 | R05-R18 | 3 | |
Lynch, Allen | #11 | 9 | R06-R11, R13, R15-R16 | 2 | |
MacKenzie, Graeme | #29 | 18 | R01-R18 | 0 | |
MacNeil, Colin | #38 | 5 | R02-R06 | 7 | |
Murray, Kevin | #2 | 18 | R01-R18 | 0 | |
Ongarello, Tony | #5 | 13 | R01-R02, R05-R12, R14-R15, R18 | 24 | |
Pert, Brian | #3 | 7 | R03-R04, R12-R14, R17-R18 | 1 | |
Pigot, Barrie | #25 | 5 | R03-R04, R06-R07, R12 | 0 | |
Ross, Ken | #22 | 18 | R01-R18 | 4 | |
Russell, Les | #34 | 3 | R07, R10-R11 | 0 | |
Slocum, Ray | #27 | 14 | R01-R04, R09-R18 | 7 | |
Vernon, Rod | #9 | 4 | R10-R12, R17 | 1 | |
Webb, Keith | #12 | 3 | R05, R16, R18 | 1 | |
Wiegard, Keith | #18 | 9 | R01-R08, R17 | 4 | |
Williams, Vin | #10 | 7 | R01-R02, R05-R06, R10-R12 | 1 | |
Wilson, Alan | #26 | 2 | R07-R08 | 2 | |
Wright, Kevin | #13 | 17 | R01-R06, R08-R18 | 43 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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Smith, Len | 18 | 10 | -1- | 7 | R01-R18 |
Match Results
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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18/04/1959 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FIT by 11 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
02/05/1959 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SOU by 16 | Len Smith | unknown |
09/05/1959 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FIT by 13 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
16/05/1959 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 10 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
23/05/1959 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 3 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
30/05/1959 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 19 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
06/06/1959 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STK by 7 | Len Smith | unknown |
13/06/1959 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FIT by 10 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
27/06/1959 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 5 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
04/07/1959 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FIT by 66 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
11/07/1959 | Round 11 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FIT by 20 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
18/07/1959 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FIT by 6 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
25/07/1959 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FIT by 30 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
01/08/1959 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
08/08/1959 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FIT by 34 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
15/08/1959 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FIT by 30 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
22/08/1959 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 20 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
29/08/1959 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FIT by 42 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
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