1957 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1957 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1957 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, G. Campbell, J. Clancy, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, J. Hutchinson, B. Lane, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, J. Shelton, L. Smyth, V. Williams, K. Wright
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), D. Atkinson, R. Barassi, T. Bull, B. Byrne, K. Carroll, P. Cook, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams
Fitzroy (7.11.53) defeated Melbourne (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (2), D. Furness (2), J. Hutchinson, L. Smyth, K. Wright
Melbourne: G. Tunbridge (2), A. Webb (2), B. Johnson, I. Ridley
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Monday 22 April 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 8 | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Goal Umpire:
A. Stewart
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Clancy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hutchinson, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Lane, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Shelton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Atkinson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Byrne, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 14 | |||