1955 VFL 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 13 of the 1955 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Fitzroy
O. Abrahams, J. Barrett, A. Bench, R. Carr, C. Davey, T. Elder, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, R. Smith, L. Smyth, E. Trickey, R. Vernon, V. Williams, K. Wright
South Melbourne
J. Dorgan, D. Earl, J. Ferguson, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, J. Hudson, D. Keyter, J. Ledwidge, L. Leslie, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, N. McNeill, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, R. Reed, M. Sibun, D. Star, R. Taylor
Fitzroy (14.16.100) defeated South Melbourne (6.10.46).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (3), N. Johnstone (3), G. Knight (3), T. Ongarello (3), J. Gervasoni, J. MacGregor
South Melbourne: K. Hogan, B. McGowan, B. Pratt, F. Primmer, R. Reed, R. Taylor
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
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 | |||