1958 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1958 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1958 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors with Ron Barassi as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Anderson, B. Buckley, J. Collins, D. Darcey, R. Duffy, I. Fleming, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, H. Henderson, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Kerr, A. McAsey, R. Porta, D. Ross, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, D. Whitten
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi (vice-capt.), G. Case, N. Crompton, 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 (8.11.59) were defeated by Melbourne (10.18.78).
Goalkickers
Footscray: L. Anderson (2), J. Collins (2), I. Fleming (2), A. McAsey, B. Spargo
Melbourne: I. Ridley (5), A. Webb (2), R. Barassi, I. McLean, G. Tunbridge
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,132
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Margin | MELB by 29 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Anderson, Lyall | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McAsey, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Whitten, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Mithen, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||