1959 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1959 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1959 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, I. Shelton, J. Towner
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, W. Clark, D. Furness, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, G. Hill, G. Knight, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, B. Pert, K. Ross, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wiegard, K. Wright
Essendon (11.8.74) defeated Fitzroy (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Mitchell (5), R. Evans (2), B. Capuano, J. Clarke, P. Doran, K. Peucker
Fitzroy: K. Wright (3), G. Gotch (2), G. Campbell, R. Vernon
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) 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 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mance
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hill, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||