1955 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1955 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1955 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), J. Barrett, R. Carr, W. Clark, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, K. Ross, L. Smyth, J. Streader, R. Vernon, K. Webb
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, I. Baumgartner, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, G. Case, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, D. Williams
Fitzroy (5.9.39) were defeated by Melbourne (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: N. Johnstone (2), R. Vernon (2), W. Clark
Melbourne: G. Case (3), N. Clarke (3), I. Ridley (3), C. Laidlaw
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 32 | MELB by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||