1955 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1955 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1955 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, B. Colliver, D. Dench, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), K. Chambers, W. Clark, C. Davey, T. Elder, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, R. Smith, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Essendon (8.20.68) defeated Fitzroy (5.12.42).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Fox (4), B. Colliver, J. Harrington, H. Mitchell, K. Peucker
Fitzroy: W. Clark, T. Elder, J. Gervasoni, N. Johnstone, V. Williams
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 2 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 20 | 8 | . | 20 | (68) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 12 | (42) |
| Margin | FITZ by 10 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Frood
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colliver, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 20 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chambers, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Elder, Toby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 12 | |||