1959 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1959 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1959 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, W. Clark, D. Furness, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, L. Hughson, K. Jones, G. MacKenzie, C. MacNeil, K. Murray, B. Pert, B. Pigot, K. Ross, R. Slocum, K. Wiegard, K. Wright
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, D. Williams
Fitzroy (13.9.87) defeated Melbourne (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (4), K. Wright (3), I. Aston, G. Campbell, R. Harvey, B. Pert, R. Slocum, K. Wiegard
Melbourne: L. Mithen (6), R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, T. Gleeson, C. Laidlaw, G. Tunbridge
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 45 | FITZ by 50 | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | MacNeil, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Pigot, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||