1959 VFL Season Round 14: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1959 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round fourteen of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the 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 (11.11.77) drew with Fitzroy (11.11.77).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne drew with Fitzroy
Score: 11.11.77 - 11.11.77

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

Melbourne

Captain: John Beckwith
Coach: Norm Smith

Fitzroy

Captain: Alan Gale
Coach: Len Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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