1957 VFL Round 16: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1957 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 16 of the 1957 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval. Bill Stephen captained the hosts. Bill Twomey captained the visitors with Peter Lucas as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, B. Barclay, 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

Collingwood
B. Twomey (capt.), P. Lucas (vice-capt.), K. Bennett, I. Brewer, G. Fellowes, B. Gray, B. Greve, J. Hamilton, R. Kingston, T. Merrett, L. Rymer, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, H. Sullivan, F. Tuck, B. Turner, K. Turner, N. Waller, M. Weideman

Fitzroy (8.14.62) defeated Collingwood (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (2), N. Johnstone (2), T. Ongarello (2), G. Campbell, R. Harvey
Collingwood: K. Bennett (2), L. Rymer (2), M. Weideman (2), I. Brewer, B. Serong

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

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 10 August 1957
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Collingwood
Score: 8.14.62 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 7 5 . 9 6 . 11 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Collingwood 3 . 3 4 . 8 7 . 11 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin COLL by 8 FITZ by 7 COLL by 6 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Bill Twomey (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Peter Lucas (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 2 ?
47 Barclay, Brian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 1 ?
18 Chivers, Dave ? ? 0 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 0 ?
34 Cunningham, Matt ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 1 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 2 ?
42 Jones, Ken ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 2 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Roberts, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Smyth, Leo ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 14

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Bennett, Ken ? ? 2 ?
6 Brewer, Ian ? ? 1 ?
28 Fellowes, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 0 ?
7 Greve, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter (vc) ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrett, Thorold ? ? 0 ?
21 Rymer, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
22 Serong, Bill ? ? 1 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
5 Smale, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Tuck, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Turner, Brian ? ? 0 ?
11 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Twomey, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 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