1959 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1959 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
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 |