1958 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1958 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1958 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Alan Gale captained the hosts. Ron Clegg captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Ron Clegg.

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

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), K. Boyd, A. Dawson, J. Dorgan, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, J. Hamilton, F. Harris, K. Hogan, D. Keyter, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, B. Power, B. Pratt, B. Skilton, M. Smith, J. Svenson, G. Tagliabue, M. Younger

Fitzroy (11.18.84) defeated South Melbourne (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (4), K. Wright (4), W. Clark, D. Furness, R. Vernon
South Melbourne: D. Keyter (2), B. Pratt (2), R. Clegg, F. Goldsmith, K. Hogan, K. McCormack, B. Skilton, G. Tagliabue

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 April 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 11.18.84 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 5 4 . 11 7 . 14 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
South Melbourne 1 . 6 3 . 7 6 . 12 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin SMLB by 7 FITZ by 10 FITZ by 8 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Smith (Fitzroy), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)
Captains: Alan Gale (Fitzroy), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

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

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
34 Dawson, Alan ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 1 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
40 Harris, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
1 Keyter, Don ? ? 2 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 1 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 2 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 1 ?
33 Smith, Mal ? ? 0 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 0 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 15

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