1963 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1963 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1963 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Kevin Murray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Kevin Murray.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), N. Becker, G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, D. Darcy, K. Duff, M. Graham, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, D. McKenzie, K. Payne, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Bahen, B. Beattie, B. Beers, C. Bond, G. Campbell, R. Crow, G. Elliott, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, G. Lazarus, A. Lynch, I. McCrae, M. Miers, B. Pert, B. Pollock, I. Powell, J. Powell, D. Sykes, B. Williams
Footscray (15.11.101) defeated Fitzroy (7.13.55).
Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Bisset (3), D. Darcy (3), D. McKenzie (3), B. Ware (2), T. Whitten (2), M. Graham, G. Ion
Fitzroy: G. Campbell (2), D. Sykes (2), J. Bahen, G. Lazarus, B. Pollock
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,791
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | FOOT by 8 | FITZ by 1 | FOOT by 46 | FOOT by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Becker, Niels | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Graham, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bahen, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Beattie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bond, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Elliott, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Lazarus, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | McCrae, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miers, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Pollock, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Sykes, David | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||