1959 VFL Round 11: Footscray v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1959 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1959 VFL season. Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Alan Gale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, J. Brereton, B. Buckley, T. Devery, A. Edwards, A. Gardiner, P. Gehrig, J. Hoiles, R. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, N. Long, C. McDonald, K. Payne, J. Quarrell, B. Thornton, B. Ware, P. Wood

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

Footscray (6.17.53) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Baxter (2), P. Gehrig (2), N. Long, C. McDonald
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (6), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Gotch, K. Wright

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Footscray v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 11 July 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 15,801

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Fitzroy
Score: 6.17.53 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 6 3 . 10 4 . 16 6 . 17 6 . 17 (53)
Fitzroy 0 . 1 2 . 7 2 . 7 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin FOOT by 17 FOOT by 9 FOOT by 21 FITZ by 20 FITZ by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Len Smith (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Alan Gale (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mance

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Baxter, Ray ? ? 2 ?
33 Brereton, John ? ? 0 ?
19 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 Devery, Terry ? ? 0 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
32 Gehrig, Phil ? ? 2 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Howard, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 0 ?
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
34 Long, Noel ? ? 1 ?
8 McDonald, Cameron ? ? 1 ?
22 Payne, Kelvin ? ? 0 ?
15 Quarrell, John ? ? 0 ?
13 Thornton, Barry ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 ?
35 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 17

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 1 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 1 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 0 ?
21 Cunningham, Matt ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Gotch, Graham ? ? 1 ?
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 ? ? 6 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
34 Russell, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
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