1959 VFL Round 5: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1959 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1959 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
John Brady captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, B. Cheatley, K. Dean, N. Doolan, P. Dow, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, M. Gaudion, J. Little, K. McMahon, J. O'Brien, R. Poole, M. Ritchie, P. Schofield, F. Stephenson, N. Teasdale, B. Turner, J. Waddington
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, M. Cunningham, D. Furness, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, K. Jones, G. Knight, G. MacKenzie, C. MacNeil, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, K. Webb, K. Wiegard, V. Williams, K. Wright
North Melbourne (11.10.76) defeated Fitzroy (9.19.73).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (4), P. Schofield (4), P. Dow, M. Gaudion, N. Teasdale
Fitzroy: K. Wright (3), K. Ross (2), O. Abrahams, G. Campbell, G. Knight, T. Ongarello
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
11.10.76 - 9.19.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | (73) |
| Margin | FITZ by 21 | NMLB by 1 | level | NMLB by 3 | NMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
John Brady
(North Melbourne),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Cheatley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dow, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Little, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | O'Brien, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Poole, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Stephenson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Waddington, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 1 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | MacNeil, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 19 | |||