1961 VFL 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 18 of the 1961 VFL season.
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
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, A. Lynch, K. Murray, B. Pert, I. Powell, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), B. Bennett, P. Brain, B. Chisholm, G. Crough, M. Elliott, J. Heriot, A. Hotchkin, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, B. Munn, M. Oaten, B. Power, P. Rice, R. Rolfe, O. Sonnleitner, B. Tomlinson, J. Woolley
Fitzroy (25.29.179) defeated South Melbourne (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (6), R. Crow (5), K. Bromage (4), J. Carmody (3), W. Clark (3), G. Campbell (2), R. Harvey, K. Wright
South Melbourne: M. Oaten (6), B. Chisholm, B. McGowan, B. Power, P. Rice, R. Rolfe
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Len Smith
(Fitzroy),
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Brewer
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 | |||