1955 VFL Season Round 8: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1955 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round eight of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Vic Lawrence captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
North Melbourne (11.5.71) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.16.88).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
11.5.71 - 12.16.88
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 5 | (71) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Margin | NMLB by 7 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: Vic LawrenceCoach: Jock McCorkell
Fitzroy
Captain: Bill StephenCoach: Bill Stephen
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Dean, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Joiner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 5 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | |||