1961 VFL Season Round 12: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1961 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round twelve of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Alan Gale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.

Melbourne (6.8.44) drew with Fitzroy (6.8.44).

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 8 July 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 29,947

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne drew with Fitzroy
Score: 6.8.44 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 0 2 . 3 4 . 7 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Fitzroy 0 . 1 2 . 3 3 . 6 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin MELB by 5 level MELB by 7 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Ron Barassi
Coach: Norm Smith

Fitzroy

Captain: Alan Gale
Coach: Len Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Irving

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 1 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
19 Carroll, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Dawson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
30 Leahy, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Leslie, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
32 Milner, George ? ? 0 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 3 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 8

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen ? ? 0 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
31 Barclay, Brian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 0 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 3 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 2 ?
33 Gale, Alan (c) ? ? 0 ?
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 ? ? 1 ?
26 Russell, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
12 Webb, Keith ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 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