1959 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1959 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 18 of the 1959 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval. Alan Gale captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.

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, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, K. Ross, R. Slocum, K. Webb, K. Wright

St Kilda
R. Apted, B. Bowe, T. Burgess, P. Burns, B. Coady, G. Feehan, L. Fox, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, V. Howell, A. Jeans, B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, B. Muir, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, B. Stephenson, I. Synman, B. Young

Fitzroy (20.12.132) defeated St Kilda (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (6), K. Wright (5), G. Campbell (2), R. Harvey (2), T. Ongarello (2), I. Aston, G. Gotch, K. Webb
St Kilda: B. Stephenson (4), B. Young (4), L. Oswald (2), P. Burns, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 29 August 1959
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 18,523

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. St Kilda
Score: 20.12.132 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 3 7 . 7 15 . 8 20 . 12 20 . 12 (132)
St Kilda 3 . 4 7 . 5 9 . 9 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin STKL by 1 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 35 FITZ by 42 FITZ by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Smith (Fitzroy), Jim Francis (St Kilda)
Captains: Alan Gale (Fitzroy), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 6 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 1 ?
31 Barclay, Brian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 2 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Gotch, Graham ? ? 1 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 2 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Hill, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Knight, Graham ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 2 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
12 Webb, Keith ? ? 1 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 20 12

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Apted, Roy ? ? 0 ?
43 Bowe, Brian ? ? 0 ?
42 Burgess, Terry ? ? 0 ?
36 Burns, Peter ? ? 1 ?
29 Coady, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Feehan, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
33 Fox, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeans, Allan ? ? 0 ?
21 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 McMillan, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 1 ?
23 Muir, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 2 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 4 ?
39 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 12

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