1957 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1957 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 13 of the 1957 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, D. Chivers, M. Cunningham, D. Furness, A. Gale, K. Grimley, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, J. Shelton, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, B. Zorzi
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Clarke, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, C. Hebbard, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, B. Suter, J. Towner, E. Webster
Fitzroy (7.10.52) were defeated by Essendon (9.18.72).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (2), M. Cunningham (2), K. Grimley, N. Johnstone, J. Shelton
Essendon: F. Gallagher (2), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, J. Gill, B. Hutchison, M. Pascoe
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 13 July 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Flanagan
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Chivers, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Grimley, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Shelton, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Zorzi, Bruno | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Webster, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 18 | |||