1955 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1955 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1955 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. McCarthy, F. McDowell, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, K. Smith, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), J. Barrett, R. Carr, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams
Footscray (8.10.58) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.6.66).
Goalkickers
Footscray: P. Box (3), H. Stevens (3), R. Duffy, K. Smith
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (4), N. Johnstone (2), J. MacGregor (2), J. Gervasoni, G. Knight
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,517
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | FOOT by 3 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McDowell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 6 | |||