1961 VFL Season Round 7: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1961 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round seven of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton 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 (7.8.50) were defeated by Fitzroy (17.15.117).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
14,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
7.8.50 - 17.15.117
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 34 | FITZ by 46 | FITZ by 67 | FITZ by 67 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Bill Faul
Fitzroy
Captain: Alan GaleCoach: Len Smith
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briglia, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Chisholm, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Dunn, Albie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Kiteley, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lewthwaite, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 43 | McKenzie, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McMaster-Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pigot, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 15 | |||