1958 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1958 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1958 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval. Alan Gale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.

North Melbourne
A. Aylett, K. Dean, N. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, J. Edwards, G. English, K. Fyffe, F. Macquire, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, R. Murphy, B. O'Halloran, P. O'Sullivan, T. Pelly, F. Stephenson, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington, B. Wiltshire

Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, W. Clark, C. Davey, D. Furness, E. Goodger, B. Henderson, K. Jones, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, R. Vernon, K. Webb, K. Wiegard, V. Williams, K. Wright

North Melbourne (5.9.39) were defeated by Fitzroy (23.21.159).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. O'Sullivan (2), J. Dugdale, F. Stephenson, J. Waddington
Fitzroy: K. Wright (6), T. Ongarello (5), O. Abrahams (4), G. Campbell (2), W. Clark (2), K. Wiegard (2), C. Davey, D. Furness

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 12 April 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 14,500

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 5.9.39 - 23.21.159

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 1 2 . 3 3 . 6 5 . 9 5 . 9 (39)
Fitzroy 6 . 4 12 . 11 18 . 15 23 . 21 23 . 21 (159)
Margin FITZ by 33 FITZ by 68 FITZ by 99 FITZ by 120 FITZ by 120
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Len Smith (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Alan Gale (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 0 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Dean, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 1 ?
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
18 Fyffe, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Macquire, Fred ? ? 0 ?
7 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
30 Martyn, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
28 Murphy, Ray ? ? 0 ?
31 O'Halloran, Brian ? ? 0 ?
19 O'Sullivan, Peter ? ? 2 ?
8 Pelly, Tom ? ? 0 ?
16 Stephenson, Frank ? ? 1 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 0 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 1 ?
22 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 9

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 4 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 2 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 2 ?
11 Davey, Colin ? ? 1 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 1 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Jones, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 MacGregor, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 5 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
12 Webb, Keith ? ? 0 ?
18 Wiegard, Keith ? ? 2 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 23 21

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