1959 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1959 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1959 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
John Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, W. Clark, D. Furness, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, K. Jones, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, R. Slocum, K. Wiegard, V. Williams, K. Wright
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Cabble, A. Hughes, N. Voigt
Half-back:
R. Nalder, A. Woodley, B. Shelton
Centre:
B. Falconer, B. Edwards, C. Youren
Half-forward:
R. Simmonds, B. Nisbet, G. Arthur
Forward:
J. Elward, L. Kaine, K. Northcote
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), J. Peck, G. Wilson
Sub.:
J. Fisher, D. Ritchie
Fitzroy (19.17.131) defeated Hawthorn (17.18.120).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (6), K. Wright (5), T. Ongarello (2), K. Wiegard (2), I. Aston, K. Bromage, W. Clark, V. Williams
Hawthorn: L. Kaine (4), G. Arthur (3), R. Simmonds (3), J. Elward (2), J. Peck (2), J. Fisher, K. Northcote, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 7 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 17 | (131) |
| Hawthorn | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Margin | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 17 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Cabble, Ron | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Elward, John | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | SUB↑ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Nalder, Ron | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Nisbet, Bob | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Northcote, Kevin | FPR↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 39 | Ritchie, Dave | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Shelton, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HFFL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wilson, Geoff | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | |||
J. Fisher replaced K. Northcote during the fourth quarter.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 6 | R. Cabble | 12 | A. Hughes | 17 | N. Voigt |
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| 33 | R. Nalder | 24 | A. Woodley | 7 | B. Shelton |
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| 36 | B. Falconer | 9 | B. Edwards | 30 | C. Youren |
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| CENTRE | 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 5 | J. Fisher | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 23 | J. Peck | 39 | D. Ritchie | |||||||||||
| 27 | R. Simmonds | 16 | B. Nisbet | 2 | G. Arthur | 18 | G. Wilson |
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| 34 | J. Elward | 1 | L. Kaine | 19 | K. Northcote |
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