1966 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1966 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1966 VFL season. Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Ralph Rogerson captained the visitors with John Hayes as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), J. Bradley, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, J. Charles, G. Cook, D. Darcy, N. Fincher, K. Jackman, J. Jillard, A. Mannix, I. Marsh, G. Merrington, B. Pleitner, D. Prior, J. Schultz, P. Shanahan, K. Stevens, D. Thorpe, M. Zeuschner

Fitzroy
R. Rogerson (capt.), J. Hayes (vice-capt.), M. Andrews, C. Bond, J. Booth, N. Brown, R. Calverley, M. Cole, H. Corbett, R. Cromarty, T. Dawson, B. Hackwill, D. Hellings, B. Hepper, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, J. Newnham, D. Peoples, P. Wood

Footscray (12.12.84) defeated Fitzroy (5.16.46).

Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Jackman (3), D. Thorpe (3), I. Marsh (2), D. Prior (2), J. Charles, G. Merrington
Fitzroy: N. Brown, T. Dawson, I. McCrae, R. Rogerson, P. Wood

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Footscray v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 14 May 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 14,672

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Fitzroy
Score: 12.12.84 - 5.16.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 1 5 . 2 11 . 12 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Fitzroy 0 . 0 1 . 11 1 . 11 5 . 16 5 . 16 (46)
Margin FOOT by 25 FOOT by 15 FOOT by 61 FOOT by 38 FOOT by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Ralph Rogerson (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), John Hayes (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Bradley, John ? ? 0 1 23 21 2 5 0 3 1
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 0 2
27 Chalmers, Graeme ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 Charles, John ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 2 0 1 1
10 Cook, Graeme ? ? 0 1 11 11 0 4 0 2 1
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 0 0
28 Fincher, Noel ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 1 2 2
7 Jackman, Kevin ? ? 3 2 24 23 1 0 0 3 1
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 2 3
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 1 0 2 0
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 2 2 9 6 3 2 2 1 2
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 1 0 11 11 0 3 0 1 0
11 Pleitner, Bryan ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
2 Prior, Doug ? ? 2 1 5 5 0 3 1 0 0
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 19 2 0
21 Shanahan, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 1 3
4 Stevens, Kevin ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 3 5 1 1
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 3 3 15 13 2 2 0 2 4
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 5 0 2 4
1 Zeuschner, Murray ? ? 0 1 18 12 6 4 7 2 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 12 233 205 28 49 36 27 29

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 1 0 1 1
5 Bond, Colin ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
29 Booth, John ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 0 1 1
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 1 0 14 13 1 3 24 2 1
12 Calverley, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 2 2
38 Cole, Max ? ? 0 2 17 13 4 1 0 2 0
45 Corbett, Harry ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 11 3 3
14 Cromarty, Russell ? ? 0 3 9 9 0 3 0 1 0
8 Dawson, Trevor ? ? 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 2 1
37 Hackwill, Brendon ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 6 0 2
15 Hayes, John (vc) ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 5 0 2 0
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 0 2
21 Hepper, Brian ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 0 2
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 2 11 8 3 0 0 2 2
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 0 3 17 16 1 8 3 1 4
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 1 2 21 16 5 1 0 2 0
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 4 0 1 1
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 4 0 2 4
1 Rogerson, Ralph (c) ? ? 1 0 15 13 2 3 0 3 2
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 3 2 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 5 16 250 209 41 44 46 28 28

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