1961 VFL 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 7 of the 1961 VFL season.
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
B. Skilton (capt.), P. Briglia, B. Chisholm, G. Crough, C. Deacon, A. Dunn, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, J. Kiteley, N. Lewthwaite, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, M. Oaten, R. Porta, P. Rice, R. Stockman, J. Taylor, J. Woolley
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, W. Clark, R. Crow, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, B. Henderson, K. Jones, G. MacKenzie, B. McMaster-Smith, K. Murray, B. Pigot, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wiegard, K. Wright
South Melbourne (7.8.50) were defeated by Fitzroy (17.15.117).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. McGowan (2), N. McKenzie (2), B. Skilton (2), P. Briglia
Fitzroy: G. Campbell (3), R. Crow (3), O. Abrahams (2), I. Aston (2), J. Hayes (2), R. Slocum (2), W. Clark, B. Pigot, R. Vernon
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
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 | |||