1957 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1957 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 15 of the 1957 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval. Des Rowe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.

Fitzroy
O. Abrahams, B. Barclay, T. Broadbent, G. Campbell, D. Chivers, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, A. Gale, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, K. Jones, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, B. Roberts, R. Slocum, L. Smyth, R. Vernon, V. Williams

Richmond
D. Rowe (capt.), R. Allsopp, R. Branton, A. Cations, B. Clements, D. Cuzens, B. Davie, B. Dummett, C. Flannagan, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, S. Morcom, P. Morris, V. Naismith, C. Saddington, L. Sharp, T. Simpson, G. Spring, K. Ward, R. Wright

Fitzroy (15.13.103) defeated Richmond (13.13.91).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (5), R. Harvey (3), G. Campbell (2), R. Slocum (2), W. Clark, L. Smyth, R. Vernon
Richmond: R. Branton (3), R. Allsopp (2), B. Dummett (2), P. Morris (2), R. Wright (2), T. Langridge, L. Sharp

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 3 August 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 15.13.103 - 13.13.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 4 13 . 8 13 . 11 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Richmond 8 . 3 8 . 7 12 . 10 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Margin RICH by 29 FITZ by 31 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Alan McDonald (Richmond)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Des Rowe (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mance

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 0 ?
47 Barclay, Brian ? ? 0 ?
45 Broadbent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 2 ?
18 Chivers, Dave ? ? 0 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 1 ?
34 Cunningham, Matt ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 3 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
42 Jones, Ken ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 5 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Roberts, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Slocum, Ray ? ? 2 ?
21 Smyth, Leo ? ? 1 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 1 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Allsopp, Ray ? ? 2 ?
29 Branton, Ron ? ? 3 ?
33 Cations, Allan ? ? 0 ?
24 Clements, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Cuzens, Dave ? ? 0 ?
35 Davie, Brian ? ? 0 ?
17 Dummett, Bob ? ? 2 ?
25 Flannagan, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
39 Jenkins, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Langridge, Ted ? ? 1 ?
22 Morcom, Stan ? ? 0 ?
38 Morris, Peter ? ? 2 ?
10 Naismith, Vic ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Saddington, Col ? ? 0 ?
6 Sharp, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
11 Simpson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
20 Ward, Ken ? ? 0 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 13

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