1957 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1957 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 6 of the 1957 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, W. Clark, A. Gale, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, K. Webb, S. Whitmore, K. Wright
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, B. Buckley, G. Burke, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, C. Holt, J. James, J. Mills, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, K. O'Brien, D. Strauch, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Fitzroy (12.10.82) were defeated by Carlton (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Campbell (3), W. Clark (3), O. Abrahams (2), R. Harvey, B. Stephen, R. Vernon, K. Webb
Carlton: D. Nicholls (4), D. Strauch (4), K. Hands (2), J. Chick, G. Gilchrist, J. Mills, J. Sullivan
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Carlton remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
24,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | level | CARL by 51 | CARL by 21 | CARL by 14 | CARL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Whitmore, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | O'Brien, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Strauch, Denis | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | |||