1959 VFL Season Round 16: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1959 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round sixteen of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
John Brady captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Fitzroy (10.23.83) defeated North Melbourne (7.11.53).
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
14,774
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
10.23.83 - 7.11.53
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 23 | 10 | . | 23 | (83) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | NMLB by 1 | FITZ by 2 | NMLB by 5 | FITZ by 30 | FITZ by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: Alan GaleCoach: Len Smith
North Melbourne
Captain: John BradyCoach: Wally Carter
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 23 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Carr, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Cooke, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Galle, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Little, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | McCabe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Mills, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | O'Brien, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Palmer, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Stephenson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Waddington, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||