1962 VFL Season Round 2: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1962 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round two of the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Fitzroy (6.7.43) were defeated by Footscray (16.15.111).

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 28 April 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 18,754

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Footscray
Score: 6.7.43 - 16.15.111

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 0 2 . 3 6 . 6 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Footscray 2 . 4 6 . 6 11 . 10 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
Margin FOOT by 4 FOOT by 27 FOOT by 34 FOOT by 68 FOOT by 68
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: unknown
Coach: Len Smith

Footscray

Captain: Ted Whitten
Coach: Ted Whitten

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

R. Brophy

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
13 Bahen, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Barclay, Brian ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 2 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 2 ?
28 Clements, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
33 Clyne, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 ?
37 Elliott, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 1 ?
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
25 Pigot, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
4 Powell, Ian ? ? 0 ?
30 Powell, John ? ? 1 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 7

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 ?
7 Dowling, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
16 Duff, Ken ? ? 2 ?
28 Evans, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
11 Harrington, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Hobbs, Merv ? ? 4 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
38 Ion, Barry ? ? 0 ?
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 2 ?
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
15 Quarrell, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Slattery, Jack ? ? 3 ?
31 Smith, Barry ? ? 1 ?
8 Spargo, Bob ? ? 1 ?
20 Taylor, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 15

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