1960 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1960 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1960 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. Alan Gale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, B. Chisholm, C. Deacon, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, J. Kiteley, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, B. Munn, M. Oaten, R. Porta, B. Power, P. Rice, B. Skilton, J. Trethowan, M. Younger

Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, B. Barclay, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, W. Clark, S. Duncan, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, K. Jones, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, B. McMaster-Smith, K. Murray, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright, B. Zorzi

South Melbourne (13.12.90) were defeated by Fitzroy (13.13.91).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Oaten (5), B. Bennett (4), B. Skilton (2), B. Power, M. Younger
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (5), K. Bromage (4), G. Campbell (2), R. Slocum, K. Wright

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 11 June 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 21,500

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 13.12.90 - 13.13.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 7 . 3 8 . 6 12 . 10 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Fitzroy 4 . 2 6 . 5 6 . 7 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Margin SMLB by 19 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 39 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Faul (South Melbourne), Len Smith (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), Alan Gale (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bennett, Brian ? ? 4 ?
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 0 ?
17 Chisholm, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
35 Deacon, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Kiteley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 0 ?
43 McKenzie, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
44 Munn, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 5 ?
40 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 1 ?
42 Rice, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 2 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 12

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 5 ?
31 Barclay, Brian ? ? 0 ?
37 Bromage, Keith ? ? 4 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 2 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 0 ?
18 Duncan, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Gotch, Graham ? ? 0 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Jones, Ken ? ? 0 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
24 McMaster-Smith, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
30 Powell, John ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 1 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
28 Zorzi, Bruno ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 13

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 50s