1961 VFL Season Round 18: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1961 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round eighteen of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alan Gale captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.
Fitzroy (25.29.179) defeated South Melbourne (11.10.76).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1961
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,815
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
25.29.179 - 11.10.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 19 | 25 | . | 29 | 25 | . | 29 | (179) |
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | SMLB by 13 | FITZ by 16 | FITZ by 45 | FITZ by 103 | FITZ by 103 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: Alan GaleCoach: Len Smith
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Bill Faul
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Carmody, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 29 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brain, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chisholm, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Elliott, Morrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 49 | Hotchkin, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 44 | Munn, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Rolfe, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sonnleitner, Otto | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Tomlinson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||