1959 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1959 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 10 of the 1959 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval. Alan Gale captained the hosts. Bruce Comben captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.

Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell, M. Cunningham, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, G. Hill, G. Knight, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, L. Russell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, V. Williams, K. Wright

Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), P. Barry, D. Beasy, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, G. Burke, J. Chick, L. Cottrell, B. Cox, B. Crowe, G. Ferry, J. Heathcote, J. James, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, S. Silvagni, P. Webster, A. White, D. Zeunert

Fitzroy (21.13.139) defeated Carlton (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Gotch (5), K. Wright (5), O. Abrahams (4), T. Ongarello (4), G. Campbell (3)
Carlton: J. Heathcote (2), P. Barry, D. Beasy, L. Brereton, G. Burke, L. Cottrell, C. Pavlou, S. Silvagni, A. White

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Saturday 4 July 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 26,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Carlton
Score: 21.13.139 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 6 . 2 13 . 4 15 . 9 21 . 13 21 . 13 (139)
Carlton 0 . 4 1 . 5 7 . 10 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin FITZ by 34 FITZ by 71 FITZ by 47 FITZ by 66 FITZ by 66
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Smith (Fitzroy), Ken Hands (Carlton)
Captains: Alan Gale (Fitzroy), Bruce Comben (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 4 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 3 ?
21 Cunningham, Matt ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Gotch, Graham ? ? 5 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Hill, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Knight, Graham ? ? 0 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 4 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
34 Russell, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 21 13

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 1 ?
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 1 ?
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 1 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Cottrell, Len ? ? 1 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 0 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
37 Heathcote, John ? ? 2 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Nicholls, Don ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Pavlou, Chris ? ? 1 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 1 ?
3 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
38 White, Allan ? ? 1 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

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 50s