1955 VFL Season Round 13: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1955 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round thirteen of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Fitzroy (14.16.100) defeated South Melbourne (6.10.46).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
14.16.100 - 6.10.46
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Margin | SMLB by 4 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 34 | FITZ by 54 | FITZ by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: unknownCoach: Bill Stephen
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Herbie Matthews
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Elder, Toby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Trickey, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dorgan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Earl, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gillett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Goldsmith, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hogan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hudson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keyter, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ledwidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Leslie, Lewis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McNeill, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Primmer, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Reed, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Star, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Taylor, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 10 | |||