1957 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1957 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1957 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, B. Dixon, B. Dunsford, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, I. McLean, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Fitzroy
O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, A. Chipp, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, K. Grimley, R. Harvey, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, J. Shelton, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, B. Zorzi
Melbourne (24.14.158) defeated Fitzroy (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Webb (6), R. Barassi (5), I. Ridley (4), F. Adams (3), D. Fenton-Smith (2), B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, I. McLean, G. Tunbridge
Fitzroy: N. Johnstone (2), J. Shelton (2), I. Aston, M. Cunningham, D. Furness, K. Grimley, G. Knight, K. Murray
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,370
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 11 | 24 | . | 14 | 24 | . | 14 | (158) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | MELB by 67 | MELB by 78 | MELB by 84 | MELB by 84 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mance
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunsford, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 14 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Chipp, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Grimley, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Shelton, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Zorzi, Bruno | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||