1955 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1955 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1955 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval. Bill Stephen captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Les Foote.

Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), J. Barrett, R. Carr, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, K. Ross, L. Smyth, J. Streader, R. Vernon, K. Webb

St Kilda
D. Bland, J. Camm, M. Dihm, I. Drohan, M. Giblett, B. Gilmore, Bill Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, R. Houston, D. Howell, A. Hurst, S. Lennie, A. Mennie, B. Milnes, G. Minihan, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, J. Nelson, N. Roberts, B. Watt

Fitzroy (19.14.128) defeated St Kilda (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (5), J. Gervasoni (2), N. Johnstone (2), B. Pert (2), K. Ross (2), J. Streader (2), J. Barrett, J. MacGregor, R. Vernon, K. Webb
St Kilda: D. Bland (3), R. Houston (2), D. Howell, S. Lennie

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Monday 13 June 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. St Kilda
Score: 19.14.128 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 1 9 . 6 13 . 10 19 . 14 19 . 14 (128)
St Kilda 2 . 5 3 . 6 5 . 9 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin STKL by 4 FITZ by 36 FITZ by 49 FITZ by 74 FITZ by 74
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Les Foote (St Kilda)
Captains: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Robinson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Barrett, John ? ? 1 ?
25 Carr, Reg ? ? 0 ?
28 Darrigan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
11 Davey, Colin ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
4 Gervasoni, Jack ? ? 2 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 2 ?
27 Knight, Graham ? ? 0 ?
14 MacGregor, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 5 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 2 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 2 ?
21 Smyth, Leo ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 2 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 1 ?
12 Webb, Keith ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 14

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bland, Dave ? ? 3 ?
19 Camm, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Dihm, Merv ? ? 0 ?
37 Drohan, Ian ? ? 0 ?
36 Giblett, Michael ? ? 0 ?
22 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
24 Gleeson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
3 Houston, Ray ? ? 2 ?
21 Howell, Don ? ? 1 ?
15 Hurst, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Lennie, Stuart ? ? 1 ?
39 Mennie, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Milnes, Brian ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
16 Nelson, John ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
26 Watt, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s