1960 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1960 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 5 of the 1960 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
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, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, J. Bradbury, T. Devery, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, P. Gehrig, J. Hoiles, I. Howard, R. Howard, J. Jillard, R. Kent, B. Lee, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware, P. Wood
Fitzroy (11.9.75) defeated Footscray (5.6.36).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Clark (4), G. Gotch (2), R. Slocum (2), K. Wright (2), K. Jones
Footscray: T. Devery (2), T. Whitten (2), R. Baxter
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Footscray remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
17,102
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | (36) |
| Margin | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 28 | FITZ by 39 | FITZ by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
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 | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Duncan, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McMaster-Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gehrig, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Howard, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kent, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 6 | |||