1961 VFL Round 9: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1961 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1961 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, J. Bradbury, I. Bryant, K. Duff, T. Elliott, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, J. Gutterson, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, B. Lee, B. McKellar, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Smith, C. Stewart, R. Walker
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, J. Powell, R. Slocum, B. Stevens, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Footscray (9.5.59) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Slattery (3), T. Whitten (2), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, M. Hobbs, G. Ion
Fitzroy: W. Clark (2), R. Crow (2), K. Wright (2), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, G. Campbell
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,107
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 10 | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gutterson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 5 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stevens, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||