1957 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1957 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 18 of the 1957 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Bill Stephen captained the hosts.
Bob Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, A. Gale, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, K. Jones, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, P. Rochow, R. Slocum, L. Smyth, K. Wiegard, V. Williams
Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), L. Borrack, C. Brown, R. Bullen, B. Crowe, B. Ferrari, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, M. Hetherington, F. Le Deux, D. Long, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, C. Rice, B. Smith, R. Smith, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller
Fitzroy (15.14.104) defeated Geelong (10.20.80).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (3), W. Clark (3), N. Johnstone (2), R. Slocum (2), L. Smyth (2), G. Campbell, T. Ongarello, V. Williams
Geelong: F. Wooller (3), J. Helmer (2), N. Rayson (2), B. Davis, D. Long, C. Rice
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Geelong were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 20 | 10 | . | 20 | (80) |
| Margin | GEEL by 20 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 42 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Roberts, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rochow, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 48 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bullen, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Crowe, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 40 | Hetherington, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Le Deux, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 20 | |||