1958 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1958 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 7 of the 1958 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts with Ron Barassi as vice-captain.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi (vice-capt.), F. Adams, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, I. McLean, K. Mithen, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, R. Broadway, B. Buckley, B. Connolly, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, H. Henderson, R. Howard, B. Kerr, B. Lee, B. Moloney, K. Payne, R. Porta, B. Prior, D. Ross, J. Schultz, R. Stockman
Melbourne (11.19.85) defeated Footscray (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: I. Ridley (4), R. Barassi (3), B. Johnson (2), G. Case, T. Johnson
Footscray: B. Connolly (3), J. Schultz (3), R. Howard (2), B. Kerr
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 24 May 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
28,550
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 19 | (85) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | MELB by 2 | FOOT by 6 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mithen, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 19 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Anderson, Lyall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Broadway, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Connolly, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Moloney, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Prior, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||