1964 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1964 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1964 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. The hosts were coached by Tommy Williams and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Fitzroy
J. Bahen, C. Bond, N. Brown, G. Campbell, B. Clements, R. Crow, B. Fitzgerald, R. Fry, J. Hayes, A. Lynch, C. McRae, M. Miers, K. Mitchell, J. Newnham, B. Pert, R. Rogerson, C. Sleep, R. Slocum, B. Storer, E. Vinar

Melbourne
M. Bartlett, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, B. Massey, H. Matthews, P. McLean, R. Miller, D. Robbie, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, G. Watson, D. Williams, G. Wise

Fitzroy (7.9.51) were defeated by Melbourne (17.16.118).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Slocum (3), G. Campbell, C. McRae, J. Newnham, R. Rogerson
Melbourne: J. Townsend (4), K. Emselle (3), G. Jacobs (3), B. Kenneally (2), J. Lord (2), B. Bourke, P. McLean, B. Vagg

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 June 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 12,727

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Melbourne
Score: 7.9.51 - 17.16.118

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 2 2 . 4 2 . 4 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Melbourne 3 . 6 4 . 10 14 . 14 17 . 16 17 . 16 (118)
Margin MELB by 16 MELB by 18 MELB by 82 MELB by 67 MELB by 67
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tommy Williams (Fitzroy), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Gaudion

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Bahen, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Bond, Colin ? ? 0 ?
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 1 ?
28 Clements, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 ?
25 Fitzgerald, Barry ? ? 0 ?
9 Fry, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
33 McRae, Colin ? ? 1 ?
14 Miers, Max ? ? 0 ?
35 Mitchell, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
39 Newnham, John ? ? 1 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
1 Rogerson, Ralph ? ? 1 ?
17 Sleep, Colin ? ? 0 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 3 ?
24 Storer, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Vinar, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 9

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Bartlett, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 1 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 3 ?
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 3 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 2 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 2 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
39 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 1 ?
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 ?
28 Robbie, David ? ? 0 ?
16 Townsend, John ? ? 4 ?
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 ?
17 Watson, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 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