1958 VFL Round 16: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1958 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1958 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, R. Baxter, B. Buckley, J. Clegg, J. Collins, D. Darcey, R. Duffy, I. Fleming, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, J. Hoiles, J. Jillard, B. Kerr, R. Porta, B. Prior, D. Ross, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, D. Whitten
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, W. Clark, G. Dixon, D. Furness, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, K. Jones, G. MacKenzie, B. Pert, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wiegard, V. Williams, K. Wright
Footscray (20.11.131) defeated Fitzroy (5.11.41).
Goalkickers
Footscray: T. Whitten (5), R. Baxter (3), I. Fleming (3), J. Clegg (2), J. Collins (2), B. Spargo (2), A. Gardiner, B. Prior, J. Schultz
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (3), G. Campbell, W. Clark
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
18,982
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | 20 | . | 11 | 20 | . | 11 | (131) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Margin | FITZ by 22 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 90 | FOOT by 90 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mance
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Anderson, Lyall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Clegg, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Prior, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Dixon, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 11 | |||