1960 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1960 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 3 of the 1960 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
Ron Hovey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, W. Clark, S. Duncan, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, L. Hughson, K. Jones, G. MacKenzie, B. McMaster-Smith, K. Murray, B. Pert, K. Ross, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Geelong
R. Hovey (capt.), L. Borrack, C. Brown, A. Byron, J. Devine, P. Falconer, B. Ferrari, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, D. Long, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. Major, G. McGrath, J. O'Connell, P. Vinar, P. Walker, F. Wooller, J. Yeates, D. Zanoni
Fitzroy (5.11.41) were defeated by Geelong (8.7.55).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Clark (2), S. Duncan, B. McMaster-Smith, R. Vernon
Geelong: A. Lord (2), P. Falconer, B. Ferrari, B. Goggin, D. Long, J. O'Connell, J. Yeates
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Geelong remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
13,802
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Margin | GEEL by 19 | FITZ by 5 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
Ron Hovey
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Duncan, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McMaster-Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Byron, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Falconer, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Major, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Zanoni, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||