1959 VFL Season: Fitzroy
Season Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 10-1-7, P%: 113.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrahams, Owen | #16 | 17 | 40 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Aston, Ian | #6 | 17 | 5 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Barclay, Brian | #31 | 8 | 5 | R01-02, R13-18 |
| Bromage, Keith | #37 | 5 | 8 | R01-02, R07-09 |
| Campbell, Graham | #20 | 18 | 19 | R01-18 |
| Clark, Wally | #7 | 12 | 3 | R01-04, R09, R12-18 |
| Cunningham, Matt | #21 | 8 | 0 | R05, R07-11, R14-15 |
| Davey, Colin | #11 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Furness, Don | #30 | 13 | 3 | R01-09, R12-13, R17-18 |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-06, R08-18 |
| Gotch, Graham | #4 | 18 | 24 | R01-18 |
| Harvey, Ron | #19 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Henderson, Bob | #23 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Hill, Geoff | #15 | 12 | 0 | R07-18 |
| Hughson, Les | #8 | 7 | 0 | R03-04, R12-16 |
| Jones, Ken | #17 | 6 | 0 | R01-06 |
| Knight, Graham | #1 | 14 | 3 | R05-18 |
| Lynch, Allen | #11 | 9 | 2 | R06-11, R13, R15-16 |
| MacKenzie, Graeme | #29 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| MacNeil, Colin | #38 | 5 | 7 | R02-06 |
| Murray, Kevin | #2 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Ongarello, Tony | #5 | 13 | 24 | R01-02, R05-12, R14-15, R18 |
| Pert, Brian | #3 | 7 | 1 | R03-04, R12-14, R17-18 |
| Pigot, Barrie | #25 | 5 | 0 | R03-04, R06-07, R12 |
| Ross, Ken | #22 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Russell, Les | #34 | 3 | 0 | R07, R10-11 |
| Slocum, Ray | #27 | 14 | 7 | R01-04, R09-18 |
| Vernon, Rod | #9 | 4 | 1 | R10-12, R17 |
| Webb, Keith | #12 | 3 | 1 | R05, R16, R18 |
| Wiegard, Keith | #18 | 9 | 4 | R01-08, R17 |
| Williams, Vin | #10 | 7 | 1 | R01-02, R05-06, R10-12 |
| Wilson, Alan | #26 | 2 | 2 | R07-08 |
| Wright, Kevin | #13 | 17 | 43 | R01-06, R08-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Len | 18 | 10 | -1- | 7 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/04/1959 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 02/05/1959 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 16 | Len Smith | unknown |
| 09/05/1959 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 13 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 16/05/1959 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 10 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 23/05/1959 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 3 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 30/05/1959 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 19 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 06/06/1959 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 7 | Len Smith | unknown |
| 13/06/1959 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 10 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 27/06/1959 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 5 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 04/07/1959 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 66 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 11/07/1959 | Round 11 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 20 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 18/07/1959 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 6 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 25/07/1959 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 30 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 01/08/1959 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 08/08/1959 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 34 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 15/08/1959 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 30 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 22/08/1959 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |
| 29/08/1959 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 42 | Len Smith | Alan Gale |