1961 VFL Season Round 6: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1961 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round six of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
Allen Aylett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Fitzroy (14.13.97) defeated North Melbourne (11.13.79).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
17,963
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
14.13.97 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | NMLB by 7 | FITZ by 35 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: Alan GaleCoach: Len Smith
North Melbourne
Captain: Allen AylettCoach: Wally Carter
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Bond, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clements, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pigot, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Cheatley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Cowen, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dow, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | O'Brien, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Palmer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Poole, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Railton, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Robinson, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Snell, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Waddington, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||