1957 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1957 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1957 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
John Brady captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Charlie Gaudion.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, G. Campbell, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, D. Furness, A. Gale, G. Gotch, K. Grimley, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, K. Rochow, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, V. Williams, K. Wright, B. Zorzi
North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, J. Lawrence, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, R. Murphy, T. Pelly, M. Ritchie, J. Russell, P. Schofield, J. Spencer, N. Teasdale, R. Walsh, B. Wiltshire
Fitzroy (10.11.71) were defeated by North Melbourne (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (2), W. Clark (2), K. Grimley (2), M. Cunningham, G. Knight, B. Roberts, R. Vernon
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (3), A. Aylett (2), B. Martyn (2), J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, P. Schofield
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
10.11.71 - 10.17.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 34 | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 6 | NMLB by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
John Brady
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Grimley, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Roberts, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Rochow, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Zorzi, Bruno | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lawrence, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Murphy, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Pelly, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Walsh, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Wiltshire, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 17 | |||