1962 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1962 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1962 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval. Owen Abrahams captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.

South Melbourne
H. Alexander, B. Bennett, D. Burke, B. Chisholm, K. Colvin, G. Crough, A. Dunn, J. Fogarty, C. Goonan, H. Gunstone, J. Heriot, B. Kingston, S. Magee, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, M. Oaten, E. Reilly, P. Rice, J. Trethowan, R. Tulloch

Fitzroy
O. Abrahams (capt.), I. Aston, J. Bahen, G. Campbell, J. Carmody, W. Clark, R. Crow, S. Duncan, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, B. Henderson, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, B. Pert, I. Powell, J. Powell, D. Sykes, R. Vernon, B. Wicks

South Melbourne (10.13.73) were defeated by Fitzroy (13.16.94).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. McGowan (3), M. Oaten (2), D. Burke, B. Chisholm, A. Dunn, H. Gunstone, S. Magee
Fitzroy: J. Carmody (3), W. Clark (3), D. Sykes (3), J. Hayes (2), O. Abrahams, J. Bahen

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 19 May 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 17,670

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 10.13.73 - 13.16.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 3 5 . 5 7 . 9 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Fitzroy 0 . 6 3 . 9 8 . 12 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Margin SMLB by 15 SMLB by 8 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 21 FITZ by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Noel McMahen (South Melbourne), Len Smith (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Owen Abrahams (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Irving

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Alexander, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Bennett, Brian ? ? 0 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 1 ?
33 Chisholm, Bob ? ? 1 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
38 Dunn, Albie ? ? 1 ?
32 Fogarty, John ? ? 0 ?
37 Goonan, Clem ? ? 0 ?
5 Gunstone, Henry ? ? 1 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 3 ?
43 McKenzie, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 2 ?
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 ?
42 Rice, Peter ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
45 Tulloch, Russell ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 13

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Abrahams, Owen (c) ? ? 1 ?
6 Aston, Ian ? ? 0 ?
13 Bahen, John ? ? 1 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 0 ?
21 Carmody, John ? ? 3 ?
7 Clark, Wally ? ? 3 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 ?
18 Duncan, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
19 Harvey, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Hayes, John ? ? 2 ?
23 Henderson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
29 MacKenzie, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Powell, Ian ? ? 0 ?
30 Powell, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Sykes, David ? ? 3 ?
9 Vernon, Rod ? ? 0 ?
33 Wicks, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 16

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