1966 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1966 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 5 of the 1966 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Ralph Rogerson captained the hosts with John Hayes as vice-captain.
Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Johnny Birt as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Fitzroy
R. Rogerson (capt.), J. Hayes (vice-capt.), M. Andrews, B. Beattie, C. Bond, J. Booth, N. Brown, M. Cole, H. Corbett, R. Cromarty, T. Dawson, B. Drury, W. Eastman, B. Hackwill, D. Hellings, G. Lazarus, A. Lynch, I. McCrae, J. Newnham, D. Peoples
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), J. Birt (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, B. Davis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, I. Payne, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, B. Waite
Fitzroy (9.10.64) were defeated by Essendon (17.11.113).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Cromarty (4), D. Peoples (2), N. Brown, W. Eastman, J. Newnham
Essendon: T. Fordham (6), J. Somerville (3), J. Birt (2), K. Fraser (2), D. Shaw (2), B. Sampson, B. Waite
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1966 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1966
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
15,333
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 49 | ESSE by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ralph Rogerson
(Fitzroy),
Ken Fraser
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
John Hayes
(Fitzroy),
Johnny Birt
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Andrews, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Beattie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Bond, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Booth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Cole, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Corbett, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Cromarty, Russell | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Dawson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Drury, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Eastman, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Hackwill, Brendon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Hayes, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Hellings, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Lazarus, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | McCrae, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Newnham, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Peoples, Daryl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Rogerson, Ralph (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | 256 | 212 | 44 | 50 | 38 | 32 | 26 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Armstrong, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Waite, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 5 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 11 | 277 | 240 | 37 | 81 | 43 | 26 | 32 | |||