1961 VFL Round 17: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1961 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1961 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Allen Aylett captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
North Melbourne
A. Aylett (capt.), A. Carr, B. Cheatley, M. Darby, K. Dean, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, M. Gaudion, J. Jenkins, A. Mantello, D. Railton, K. Robertson, P. Rowe, G. Ryan, G. Saunders, K. Snell, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington, R. Ward
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, J. Carmody, W. Clark, R. Crow, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, L. Hughson, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, I. Powell, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, B. Wicks, K. Wright
North Melbourne (10.15.75) defeated Fitzroy (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (3), J. Jenkins (2), R. Ward (2), J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, A. Mantello
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (3), K. Wright (2), I. Aston, W. Clark, R. Crow
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
10.15.75 - 8.15.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 36 | NMLB by 35 | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Allen Aylett
(North Melbourne),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Carr, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cheatley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 48 | Darby, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Railton, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Robertson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Rowe, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Saunders, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Snell, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Waddington, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Ward, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Wicks, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||