1961 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1961 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 8 of the 1961 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
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, K. Murray, B. Pert, B. Pigot, I. Powell, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, B. Dunlop, T. Fordham, K. Forge, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, C. Hebbard, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms
Fitzroy (10.14.74) defeated Essendon (6.18.54).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Vernon (3), O. Abrahams (2), G. Campbell (2), R. Crow, J. Powell, K. Wright
Essendon: P. Doran (2), H. Mitchell (2), J. Birt, I. Shelton
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 10 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
28,083
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 18 | 6 | . | 18 | (54) |
| Margin | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pigot, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Forge, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 18 | |||