1965 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1965 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1965 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Ralph Rogerson captained the hosts. Hassa Mann captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Fitzroy
R. Rogerson (capt.), J. Bahen, B. Beattie, C. Bond, J. Booth, 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, R. Slocum

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), T. Anderson, B. Bourke, H. Bromell, F. Davis, K. Emselle, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, J. Leitch, J. Lord, P. McLean, R. Miller, D. Robbie, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, D. Williams, G. Wise

Fitzroy (9.4.58) were defeated by Melbourne (14.25.109).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Booth (2), W. Eastman, B. Fitzgerald, D. Hellings, G. Lazarus, C. McRae, J. Newnham, R. Rogerson
Melbourne: J. Lord (5), J. Townsend (5), B. Vagg (2), T. Anderson, R. Groom

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 May 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 15,890

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Melbourne
Score: 9.4.58 - 14.25.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 0 6 . 0 7 . 1 9 . 4 9 . 4 (58)
Melbourne 3 . 7 10 . 12 11 . 22 14 . 25 14 . 25 (109)
Margin MELB by 1 MELB by 36 MELB by 45 MELB by 51 MELB by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Ralph Rogerson (Fitzroy), Hassa Mann (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch, E: M. Turner
Boundary Umpire: R. Calway, C. Green
Umpire Replacement: M. Turner replaced R. Calway

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
13 Bahen, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 1 3
10 Beattie, Bob ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 6 2 3
5 Bond, Colin ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 3 3 2
29 Booth, John ? ? 2 1 17 16 1 2 1 0
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 0 1
17 Calverley, Graham ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 1 0
6 Eastman, Wayne ? ? 1 0 18 15 3 0 2 0
25 Fitzgerald, Barry ? ? 1 0 13 11 2 3 1 0
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 2 1
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 1 1 14 13 1 7 3 0
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 2 0 1
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 1 1
8 Lynch, Bob ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 2 2 0
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
33 McRae, Colin ? ? 1 0 12 12 0 1 2 0
14 Miers, Max ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 1 5
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 1 2 0
4 O'Mara, Terry ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 1 0
1 Rogerson, Ralph (c) ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 4 1 1
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 4 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 4 242 207 35 46 28 18

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 4 0 2
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 2 7 7 0 1 1 4
12 Bromell, Hugh ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 1 0
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 0 3 21 16 5 2 2 2
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 1 2 13 10 3 4 1 0
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 1 13 12 1 2 2 0
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 2
38 Leitch, Jim ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
4 Lord, John ? ? 5 7 18 15 3 10 1 3
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 7 1 1
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 9 2 1
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Robbie, David ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 3 1 1
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 21 21 0 7 2 1
16 Townsend, John ? ? 5 6 33 28 5 7 1 0
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 2 3 15 15 0 4 0 2
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 1 3
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 25 257 229 28 70 18 26

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