1959 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1959 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1959 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Neil Trezise captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Geelong
N. Trezise (capt.), L. Borrack, C. Brown, B. Cook, B. Cougle, B. Gazzard, M. Goggin, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, D. Long, A. Lord, G. McGrath, E. Nicholls, C. Rice, R. Smith, J. Thomas, G. Williams, F. Wooller, J. Yeates
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
Geelong (13.12.90) defeated Fitzroy (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Cook (4), J. Haygarth (4), N. Trezise (3), A. Lord, J. Yeates
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (4), C. MacNeil (4), G. Campbell, R. Slocum, K. Wiegard, K. Wright
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
16,112
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Neil Trezise
(Geelong),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Cougle, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | MacNeil, Colin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pigot, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 8 | |||