1958 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1958 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 5 of the 1958 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Alan Gale captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

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

Footscray
L. Anderson, R. Broadway, B. Buckley, J. Collins, B. Connolly, B. Costello, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, J. Hoiles, R. Howard, B. Kerr, R. Porta, B. Prior, D. Ross, J. Schultz, R. Stockman

Fitzroy (16.14.110) defeated Footscray (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (5), O. Abrahams (3), G. Campbell (2), W. Clark (2), K. Wiegard (2), C. Davey, K. Wright
Footscray: R. Duffy (4), B. Costello (2), B. Connolly

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 10 May 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 21,500

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 16.14.110 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 8 . 5 10 . 7 11 . 10 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Footscray 0 . 1 3 . 4 7 . 9 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin FITZ by 52 FITZ by 45 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 56 FITZ by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Smith (Fitzroy), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: Alan Gale (Fitzroy), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 3 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 2 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 2 ?
11 Davey, Colin ? ? 1 ?
24 Dixon, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
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 ? ? 5 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
18 Wiegard, Keith ? ? 2 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
28 Zorzi, Bruno ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 14

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
41 Anderson, Lyall ? ? 0 ?
37 Broadway, Ray ? ? 0 ?
19 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Connolly, Barry ? ? 1 ?
16 Costello, Bill ? ? 2 ?
7 Duffy, Roger ? ? 4 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
34 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 Henderson, Herb ? ? 0 ?
14 Henriksen, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Howard, Ron ? ? 0 ?
1 Kerr, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
21 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
38 Prior, Brian ? ? 0 ?
9 Ross, Don ? ? 0 ?
32 Schultz, John ? ? 0 ?
27 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 12

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