1961 VFL Round 11: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1961 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 11 of the 1961 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval. Alan Gale captained the hosts. Neil Roberts captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, R. Crow, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, B. Henderson, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, B. Pert, B. Pigot, J. Powell, L. Russell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Webb, B. Wicks, K. Wright

St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, B. Coady, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, B. Hay, R. Head, F. Hodgkin, V. Howell, G. Lee, R. McHugh, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, B. Stephenson, B. Walsh, B. Young

Fitzroy (9.9.63) defeated St Kilda (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Wright (4), I. Aston, G. Campbell, R. Crow, A. Gale, R. Vernon
St Kilda: F. Hodgkin (2), K. Roberts (2), B. Young (2), A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, B. Stephenson

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 1 July 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 19,291

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. St Kilda
Score: 9.9.63 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 4 6 . 4 7 . 8 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
St Kilda 2 . 0 6 . 6 7 . 7 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin FITZ by 22 STKL by 2 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Smith (Fitzroy), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Alan Gale (Fitzroy), Neil Roberts (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Andrew

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 0 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 1 ?
31 Barclay, Brian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 1 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 1 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
25 Pigot, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
30 Powell, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Russell, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 1 ?
12 Webb, Keith ? ? 0 ?
39 Wicks, Brian ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 9

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
29 Coady, Bill ? ? 0 ?
43 Garlick, Leo ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Hay, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Head, Rodger ? ? 0 ?
14 Hodgkin, Frank ? ? 2 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
35 Lee, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
41 McHugh, Ray ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 1 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 0 ?
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
10 Roberts, Neil (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 0 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s