1960 VFL Season Semi Final 2: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1960 between Melbourne and Fitzroy in the second semi final of the 1960 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Alan Gale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.

Melbourne (14.18.102) defeated Fitzroy (4.16.40).

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 10 September 1960
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 79,796

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 14.18.102 - 4.16.40

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 6 6 . 12 11 . 15 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
Fitzroy 1 . 2 2 . 6 2 . 12 4 . 16 4 . 16 (40)
Margin MELB by 16 MELB by 30 MELB by 57 MELB by 62 MELB by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Ron Barassi
Coach: Norm Smith

Fitzroy

Captain: Alan Gale
Coach: Len Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 3 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 3 ?
34 Mann, Len ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 1 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 2 ?
2 Rowarth, Alan ? ? 2 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 18

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 1 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
31 Barclay, Brian ? ? 0 ?
37 Bromage, Keith ? ? 1 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 0 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 0 ?
18 Duncan, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 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 ?
5 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 16

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