1957 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1957 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1957 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.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Clarke, B. Donohoe, F. Driscoll, R. Fox, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, B. Suter, K. Timms
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, G. Campbell, W. Clark, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, E. Goodger, K. Grimley, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, J. Hutchinson, B. Lane, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, J. Shelton, L. Smyth, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Essendon (11.8.74) defeated Fitzroy (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Driscoll (4), B. Hutchison (2), J. Birt, S. Booth, J. Clarke, G. Leek, H. Mitchell
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (2), W. Clark (2), J. Hutchinson (2), B. Lane, K. Wright
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Driscoll, Frank | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Grimley, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hutchinson, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Lane, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Shelton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||