1959 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1959 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 15 of the 1959 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
Neil Trezise captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
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, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, R. Slocum, K. Wright
Geelong
N. Trezise (capt.), B. Bartle, C. Barton, L. Borrack, B. Cook, B. Cougle, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, D. Long, G. McGrath, J. O'Neill, A. Perry, F. Pomeroy, C. Rice, R. Van T'Hag, P. Vinar, J. Yeates
Fitzroy (11.15.81) defeated Geelong (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Barclay (3), R. Slocum (2), K. Wright (2), O. Abrahams, G. Campbell, G. Gotch, T. Ongarello
Geelong: B. Cook (3), N. Trezise (2), D. Long
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
14,488
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | GEEL by 10 | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 34 | FITZ by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
Neil Trezise
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bartle, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Cougle, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Perry, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Pomeroy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Van T'Hag, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||