1960 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1960 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1960 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, D. McKenzie, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, W. Clark, S. Duncan, G. Gotch, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, K. Jones, G. Knight, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, R. Slocum, K. Wright
Essendon (9.7.61) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Evans (4), J. Clarke (2), K. Peucker (2), J. Birt
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (4), K. Wright (3), K. Bromage, W. Clark, S. Duncan
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
29,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Duncan, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gotch, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||