1961 VFL Season 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 seventeen of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (10.15.75) defeated Fitzroy (8.15.63).
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
North Melbourne
Captain: Allen AylettCoach: Wally Carter
Fitzroy
Captain: Alan GaleCoach: Len Smith
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 | |||