1957 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1957 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 10 of the 1957 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, G. Campbell, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, C. Davey, D. Furness, K. Grimley, R. Harvey, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, J. MacGregor, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, B. Roberts, K. Rochow, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, S. Whitmore, B. Zorzi
Footscray
P. Box, B. Buckley, B. Clark, A. Clough, J. Collins, W. Donald, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, J. Kerr, B. Lee, J. O'Halloran, K. Payne, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, J. Westacott
Fitzroy (9.14.68) were defeated by Footscray (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Clark (3), N. Johnstone (3), K. Grimley (2), O. Abrahams
Footscray: J. Collins (5), B. Buckley (3), J. O'Halloran (2), P. Box, A. Clough, B. Gilmore, J. Kerr
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 22 June 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
17,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | FITZ by 18 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Grimley, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Roberts, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rochow, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Whitmore, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Zorzi, Bruno | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Clark, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Henriksen, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||