1957 VFL Round 14: St Kilda v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1957 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1957 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval. Keith Drinan captained the hosts. Bill Stephen captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), B. Annand, P. Clancy, J. Coffey, H. Davies, P. Dodd, G. Feehan, B. Gleeson, F. Hanrahan, A. Jeans, B. Kupsch, B. McCarthy, G. Minihan, B. Molony, B. Muir, J. Mulrooney, N. Roberts, B. Walsh, R. Walton, B. Young

Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, D. Chivers, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, D. Furness, K. Grimley, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, J. Shelton, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, V. Williams, B. Zorzi

St Kilda (15.18.108) defeated Fitzroy (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: G. Minihan (3), B. Molony (3), B. Young (3), B. Gleeson (2), P. Dodd, A. Jeans, B. Muir, J. Mulrooney
Fitzroy: G. Campbell (3), N. Johnstone (2), W. Clark, K. Grimley, V. Williams

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: St Kilda v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 27 July 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 14,500

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Fitzroy
Score: 15.18.108 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 5 6 . 7 11 . 14 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
Fitzroy 2 . 2 2 . 5 5 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin STKL by 15 STKL by 26 STKL by 44 STKL by 52 STKL by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan Killigrew (St Kilda), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Keith Drinan (St Kilda), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Woolfe

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
21 Clancy, Peter ? ? 0 ?
1 Coffey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Davies, Harold ? ? 0 ?
6 Dodd, Paul ? ? 1 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
37 Feehan, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
30 Gleeson, Brian ? ? 2 ?
43 Hanrahan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 1 ?
3 Kupsch, Bob ? ? 0 ?
33 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
35 Minihan, Graham ? ? 3 ?
2 Molony, Brian ? ? 3 ?
23 Muir, Brian ? ? 1 ?
9 Mulrooney, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Roberts, Neil ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Walton, Ray ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 18

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 0 ?
47 Barclay, Brian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 3 ?
18 Chivers, Dave ? ? 0 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 1 ?
34 Cunningham, Matt ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
39 Grimley, Ken ? ? 1 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 2 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 Shelton, John ? ? 0 ?
21 Smyth, Leo ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 1 ?
28 Zorzi, Bruno ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s