1958 VFL Round 11: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1958 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1958 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors with Ron Barassi as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, W. Clark, G. Dixon, D. Furness, E. Goodger, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, K. Jones, J. MacGregor, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, K. Wiegard, V. Williams, K. Wright
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, J. Lord, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Fitzroy (12.16.88) defeated Melbourne (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (3), W. Clark (2), D. Furness (2), T. Ongarello (2), G. Campbell, K. Jones, K. Wright
Melbourne: I. Ridley (2), R. Barassi, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, A. Webb
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 June 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 27 | FITZ by 41 | FITZ by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Dixon, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||