1965 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1965 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1965 VFL season. Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Ralph Rogerson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), B. Barr, G. Bisset, J. Bradley, I. Bryant, J. Charles, D. Darcy, K. Duff, N. Fincher, B. Gray, M. Hobbs, J. Jillard, I. Marsh, D. McKenzie, B. Pleitner, J. Schultz, B. Smith, K. Stevens, R. Walker, M. Zeuschner

Fitzroy
R. Rogerson (capt.), J. Bahen, B. Beattie, C. Bond, N. Brown, G. Calverley, W. Eastman, B. Fitzgerald, J. Hayes, D. Hellings, G. Lazarus, A. Lynch, B. Lynch, I. McCrae, C. McRae, M. Miers, J. Newnham, T. O'Mara, D. Peoples, R. Slocum

Footscray (8.6.54) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.4.58).

Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Hobbs (3), T. Whitten (2), B. Gray, B. Smith, K. Stevens
Fitzroy: G. Lazarus (4), R. Rogerson (2), B. Beattie, G. Calverley, D. Hellings

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Footscray v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 24 April 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 16,998

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Fitzroy
Score: 8.6.54 - 9.4.58

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Footscray	2	.	4	2	.	5	6	.	6	8	.	6	8	.	6	(54)
Fitzroy	1	.	0	6	.	2	6	.	4	9	.	4	9	.	4	(58)
Margin	FOOT by 10			FITZ by 21			FOOT by 2			FITZ by 4			FITZ by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Ralph Rogerson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

Footscray

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	FF	FA
35	Barr, Bob	?	?	0	0	6	6	0	1	1	0
6	Bisset, George	?	?	0	2	11	9	2	1	2	0
20	Bradley, John	?	?	0	0	14	10	4	1	3	1
5	Bryant, Ian	?	?	0	0	19	18	1	4	3	0
24	Charles, John	?	?	0	0	6	4	2	1	1	2
15	Darcy, David	?	?	0	0	15	13	2	7	1	0
16	Duff, Ken	?	?	0	0	10	9	1	2	0	1
28	Fincher, Noel	?	?	0	0	4	2	2	1	1	0
29	Gray, Bob	?	?	1	2	8	7	1	3	1	0
2	Hobbs, Merv	?	?	3	0	21	19	2	1	6	2
25	Jillard, John	?	?	0	0	13	13	0	2	3	0
33	Marsh, Ivan	?	?	0	1	6	5	1	3	1	1
30	McKenzie, Don	?	?	0	0	11	10	1	2	2	1
11	Pleitner, Bryan	?	?	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
14	Schultz, John	?	?	0	0	18	16	2	3	2	1
31	Smith, Barry	?	?	1	0	13	13	0	3	1	0
4	Stevens, Kevin	?	?	1	1	7	7	0	1	2	0
26	Walker, Ray	?	?	0	0	11	11	0	5	1	1
3	Whitten, Ted (c)	?	?	2	0	15	11	4	4	3	1
1	Zeuschner, Murray	?	?	0	0	15	14	1	4	6	1
Rushed					0
Total (20 players)				8	6	224	198	26	49	40	12

Fitzroy

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	FF	FA
13	Bahen, John	?	?	0	1	20	19	1	1	3	0
10	Beattie, Bob	?	?	1	0	14	13	1	6	1	4
5	Bond, Colin	?	?	0	0	8	8	0	3	2	3
23	Brown, Norm	?	?	0	0	7	6	1	3	3	4
17	Calverley, Graham	?	?	1	0	6	5	1	2	0	1
6	Eastman, Wayne	?	?	0	0	8	8	0	1	1	4
25	Fitzgerald, Barry	?	?	0	0	20	19	1	5	3	1
15	Hayes, John	?	?	0	0	15	14	1	4	1	0
2	Hellings, Doug	?	?	1	1	7	6	1	0	2	1
31	Lazarus, Gary	?	?	4	0	10	7	3	4	1	0
11	Lynch, Allen	?	?	0	0	7	7	0	1	1	1
8	Lynch, Bob	?	?	0	0	21	19	2	4	2	4
7	McCrae, Ian	?	?	0	0	12	10	2	1	0	1
33	McRae, Colin	?	?	0	0	7	4	3	1	0	3
14	Miers, Max	?	?	0	0	15	11	4	1	3	7
20	Newnham, John	?	?	0	1	21	17	4	0	7	6
4	O'Mara, Terry	?	?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Peoples, Daryl	?	?	0	0	4	3	1	3	0	0
1	Rogerson, Ralph (c)	?	?	2	1	9	9	0	5	2	3
27	Slocum, Ray	?	?	0	0	21	19	2	0	5	0
Rushed					0
Total (20 players)				9	4	232	204	28	45	37	43

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

Score Timeline

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