1960 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1960 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 6 of the 1960 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, W. Clark, S. Duncan, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, K. Jones, G. MacKenzie, C. MacNeil, B. McMaster-Smith, K. Murray, B. Pert, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright, B. Zorzi
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, G. Spero, K. Timms
Fitzroy (8.7.55) defeated Essendon (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (2), G. Campbell (2), W. Clark, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, R. Slocum
Essendon: J. Birt, J. Clarke, B. Dunlop, R. Evans, K. Fraser, H. Mitchell
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
25,632
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 3 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mance
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Duncan, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | MacNeil, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McMaster-Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Zorzi, Bruno | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Spero, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 14 | |||
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 50sScore Timeline
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