1957 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1957 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1957 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 6-0-12, P%: 84.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrahams, Owen | #16 | 18 | 31 | R01-18 |
| Aston, Ian | #6 | 7 | 1 | R04, R06-07, R12-13, R17-18 |
| Barclay, Brian | #47 | 5 | 0 | R14-18 |
| Broadbent, Tom | #45 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Campbell, Graham | #20 | 18 | 23 | R01-18 |
| Chipp, Alan | #43 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Chivers, Dave | #18 | 5 | 0 | R13-17 |
| Clancy, Jack | #38 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Clark, Wally | #7 | 16 | 19 | R02-12, R14-18 |
| Cunningham, Matt | #34 | 11 | 4 | R08-18 |
| Davey, Colin | #11 | 8 | 1 | R01-05, R10-12 |
| Furness, Don | #30 | 13 | 4 | R01-05, R07-14 |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 15 | 1 | R01-09, R12-13, R15-18 |
| Goodger, Eddie | #15 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| Gotch, Graham | #4 | 6 | 3 | R01, R04-08 |
| Grimley, Ken | #39 | 9 | 16 | R02, R07-14 |
| Harvey, Ron | #19 | 15 | 10 | R01-06, R10-18 |
| Henderson, Bob | #23 | 14 | 0 | R01-07, R11, R13-18 |
| Hutchinson, John | #1 | 3 | 3 | R01-03 |
| Johnstone, Norm | #17 | 15 | 19 | R03-04, R06-18 |
| Jones, Ken | #42 | 5 | 0 | R09, R15-18 |
| Knight, Graham | #27 | 6 | 6 | R07-10, R12-13 |
| Lane, Bryan | #24 | 5 | 3 | R01-05 |
| MacGregor, Jack | #14 | 6 | 0 | R04-07, R10-11 |
| Murray, Kevin | #2 | 16 | 1 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Ongarello, Tony | #5 | 18 | 13 | R01-18 |
| Pert, Brian | #3 | 11 | 0 | R01, R05-06, R10-17 |
| Roberts, Barry | #22 | 8 | 1 | R08-11, R15-18 |
| Rochow, Keith | #31 | 4 | 1 | R08-11 |
| Rochow, Phil | #26 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Shelton, John | #25 | 6 | 3 | R01-03, R12-14 |
| Slocum, Ray | #36 | 5 | 4 | R11, R15-18 |
| Smyth, Leo | #21 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Stephen, Bill | #8 | 16 | 1 | R01-11, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Vernon, Rod | #9 | 14 | 8 | R03-16 |
| Webb, Keith | #12 | 2 | 1 | R02, R06 |
| Whitmore, Stan | #37 | 4 | 0 | R05-06, R09-10 |
| Wiegard, Keith | #48 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Williams, Vin | #10 | 11 | 2 | R01-03, R07-09, R14-18 |
| Wright, Kevin | #13 | 8 | 2 | R01-08 |
| Zorzi, Bruno | #28 | 7 | 0 | R08-14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen, Bill | 18 | 6 | -0- | 12 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1957 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 3 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 27/04/1957 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 11 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 04/05/1957 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 11/05/1957 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 15 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 18/05/1957 | Round 5 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 2 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 25/05/1957 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 14 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 01/06/1957 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 14 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 08/06/1957 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 6 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 17/06/1957 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 48 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 22/06/1957 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 30 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 29/06/1957 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 13 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 06/07/1957 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 84 | Bill Stephen | unknown |
| 13/07/1957 | Round 13 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 27/07/1957 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 52 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 03/08/1957 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 12 | Bill Stephen | unknown |
| 10/08/1957 | Round 16 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 17/08/1957 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 38 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |
| 24/08/1957 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 24 | Bill Stephen | Bill Stephen |