1959 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1959 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1959 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, D. Williams
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, G. Hill, L. Hughson, G. Knight, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, K. Ross, R. Slocum, K. Wright
Melbourne (11.11.77) drew with Fitzroy (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (5), F. Adams (3), A. Rowarth (2), R. Barassi
Fitzroy: G. Gotch (4), K. Wright (4), B. Barclay (2), O. Abrahams
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
29,420
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | FITZ by 6 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 4 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||