1959 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1959 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1959 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
Frank Tuck captained the visitors with, in the absence of Murray Weideman, deputy vice-captain Thorold Merrett as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, M. Cunningham, D. Furness, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, G. Hill, G. Knight, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, K. Wiegard, A. Wilson, K. Wright
Collingwood
F. Tuck (capt.), T. Merrett (vice-capt.), B. Beers, K. Bennett, I. Brewer, J. Carmody, M. Delanty, R. Gabelich, B. Harrison, J. Henderson, M. Hicks, E. Hutchesson, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, R. O'Dwyer, R. Reeves, B. Serong, H. Sullivan, B. Thripp, M. Twomey
Fitzroy (5.10.40) defeated Collingwood (3.12.30).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, A. Lynch, T. Ongarello
Collingwood: K. Bennett (2), I. Brewer
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
17,632
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
Collingwood
Score:
5.10.40 - 3.12.30
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 3 | 0 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 12 | 3 | . | 12 | (30) |
| Margin | COLL by 4 | COLL by 12 | level | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
Frank Tuck
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Thorold Merrett
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wilson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Bennett, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Delanty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Harrison, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Henderson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Hicks, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hutchesson, Errol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeves, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Thripp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tuck, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 12 | |||