1958 VFL Round 6: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1958 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1958 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. Bruce Comben captained the hosts. Alan Gale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.

Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Benetti, B. Buckley, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, V. Garra, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, L. Kerr, G. McColl, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, P. Webster, A. White, D. Zeunert

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

Carlton (4.16.40) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.11.59).

Goalkickers
Carlton: D. Beasy, B. Crowe, J. Heathcote, J. James
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (3), D. Furness (2), G. Campbell, T. Ongarello, K. Wright

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Fitzroy were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 17 May 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 23,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Fitzroy
Score: 4.16.40 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 0 . 5 2 . 9 4 . 13 4 . 16 4 . 16 (40)
Fitzroy 2 . 5 5 . 7 5 . 9 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin FITZ by 12 FITZ by 16 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 19 FITZ by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Francis (Carlton), Len Smith (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bruce Comben (Carlton), Alan Gale (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 1 ?
8 Benetti, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 1 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Garra, Vic ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
37 Heathcote, John ? ? 1 ?
10 James, John ? ? 1 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
36 McColl, Graham ? ? 0 ?
12 Nicholls, Don ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
38 White, Allan ? ? 0 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 16

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 3 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 1 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 0 ?
11 Davey, Colin ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 2 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
4 Gotch, Graham ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Jones, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 MacGregor, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 1 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
18 Wiegard, Keith ? ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 11

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