1958 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1958 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 4 of the 1958 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
Ron Branton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Alan McDonald.
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, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wiegard, V. Williams, K. Wright, B. Zorzi
Richmond
R. Branton (capt.), R. Allsopp, B. Clifford, A. Cooke, D. Cuzens, R. Dean, B. Dummett, F. Dunin, T. Hafey, J. Jenkins, T. Langridge, R. McDonald, B. McKenzie, S. Morcom, P. Morris, V. Naismith, C. Saddington, T. Simpson, F. Swift, K. Ward
Fitzroy (16.17.113) defeated Richmond (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (4), R. Vernon (4), W. Clark (2), K. Wright (2), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, C. Davey, R. Slocum
Richmond: F. Dunin (3), S. Morcom (3), R. Allsopp, P. Morris
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
21,200
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 60 | FITZ by 57 | FITZ by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Alan McDonald
(Richmond)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
Ron Branton
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Zorzi, Bruno | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Allsopp, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Branton, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Clifford, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooke, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cuzens, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dummett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dunin, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Hafey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Langridge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morcom, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 38 | Morris, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Naismith, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Saddington, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Simpson, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Swift, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ward, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||