1958 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1958 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 9 of the 1958 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Alan Gale captained the hosts. Bob Davis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

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

Geelong
B. Davis (capt.), C. Barton, A. Byron, P. Campbell, P. Falconer, G. Finegan, B. Gazzard, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, D. Long, N. Martin, G. McGrath, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, B. Peake, J. Thomas, N. Trezise, G. Williams, F. Wooller

Fitzroy (8.18.66) defeated Geelong (6.15.51).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (3), R. Vernon (2), K. Wright (2), G. Campbell
Geelong: P. Campbell, P. Falconer, J. Helmer, D. Long, B. Peake, N. Trezise

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Geelong remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 7 June 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 8.18.66 - 6.15.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 7 5 . 12 7 . 12 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
Geelong 1 . 2 3 . 3 4 . 11 6 . 15 6 . 15 (51)
Margin FITZ by 17 FITZ by 21 FITZ by 19 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Smith (Fitzroy), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Alan Gale (Fitzroy), Bob Davis (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Irving

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

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

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Barton, Colin ? ? 0 ?
19 Byron, Alan ? ? 0 ?
11 Campbell, Peter ? ? 1 ?
4 Davis, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
29 Falconer, Peter ? ? 1 ?
34 Finegan, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Gazzard, Bob ? ? 0 ?
10 Haygarth, John ? ? 0 ?
36 Helmer, John ? ? 1 ?
12 Hovey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 1 ?
24 Martin, Neville ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Peake, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
31 Thomas, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 1 ?
21 Williams, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 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