1955 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1955 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 17 of the 1955 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, J. Charles, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, L. Jarman, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, K. Murray, B. Smith, E. Trickey, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams, B. Wilson, K. Wright
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), D. Bryden, A. Clough, B. Collins, J. Collins, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, I. Letcher, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, K. Smith, H. Stevens, A. Trusler, T. Whitten
Fitzroy (9.7.61) were defeated by Footscray (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Webb (2), O. Abrahams, D. Furness, L. Jarman, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, R. Vernon, B. Wilson
Footscray: J. Collins (5), K. Smith (2), A. Edwards, J. Kerr, I. Letcher, H. Stevens
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 19 | FOOT by 18 | FOOT by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Charles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Jarman, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Smith, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Trickey, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wilson, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||