1966 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1966 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1966 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 1-0-17, P%: 53.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captains:
Ralph Rogerson, John Hayes
Vice-Captain:
John Hayes
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews, Mike | #3 | 14 | 0 | R01-13, R18 |
| Aspinall, Dennis | #50 | 3 | 2 | R15-16, R18 |
| Bahen, John | #13 | 9 | 5 | R07-10, R14-18 |
| Beattie, Bob | #10 | 9 | 0 | R01-03, R05-09, R11 |
| Benison, John | #32 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Bond, Colin | #5 | 9 | 0 | R03-09, R12-13 |
| Booth, John | #29 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Brown, Norm | #23 | 15 | 4 | R01-07, R10, R12-18 |
| Calverley, Ray | #12 | 10 | 2 | R02, R04, R10-16, R18 |
| Carey, George | #39 | 5 | 4 | R11-15 |
| Carroll, Bob | #28 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R08 |
| Cobain, Rod | #34 | 6 | 4 | R13-18 |
| Cole, Max | #38 | 7 | 0 | R04-06, R13-14, R17-18 |
| Corbett, Harry | #45 | 8 | 2 | R04-11 |
| Corkran, Peter | #19 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Cromarty, Russell | #14 | 14 | 25 | R04-17 |
| Dawson, Trevor | #8 | 7 | 5 | R02-05, R08-09, R11 |
| Drake, Vern | #41 | 2 | 0 | R16, R18 |
| Drury, Bernie | #33 | 6 | 0 | R05-10 |
| Eastman, Wayne | #6 | 14 | 2 | R01-03, R05-10, R12, R15-18 |
| Ellis, Kingsley | #18 | 7 | 0 | R06, R12-17 |
| Fry, Ron | #9 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Hackwill, Brendon | #37 | 11 | 2 | R01-06, R08, R11-13, R18 |
| Hayes, John | #15 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Hellings, Doug | #2 | 17 | 0 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Hepper, Brian | #21 | 5 | 1 | R01-04, R11 |
| Hobbs, Colin | #25 | 12 | 0 | R01-04, R11-18 |
| Hodgson, Paul | #48 | 3 | 0 | R14-16 |
| Kemp, Jim | #22 | 3 | 7 | R01-03 |
| Lazarus, Gary | #31 | 18 | 39 | R01-18 |
| Lynch, Allen | #11 | 11 | 3 | R01-03, R05-09, R12, R17-18 |
| McCrae, Ian | #7 | 16 | 11 | R01, R03-15, R17-18 |
| McGregor, Treva | #44 | 3 | 1 | R07-08, R14 |
| Newnham, John | #20 | 11 | 7 | R01-07, R10, R12, R16-17 |
| Oakley, Kevin | #51 | 10 | 1 | R07-09, R11-17 |
| O'Brien, Paul | #17 | 7 | 0 | R01, R11-16 |
| Parker, Kevin | #4 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Peoples, Daryl | #16 | 17 | 5 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Rheinberger, Cec | #26 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Rogerson, Ralph | #1 | 5 | 3 | R01-05 |
| Ruscuklic, Alex | #24 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Williams, Peter | #49 | 3 | 0 | R09-11 |
| Wood, Peter | #30 | 16 | 5 | R01-02, R04, R06-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen, Bill | 18 | 1 | -0- | 17 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/04/1966 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 53 | Bill Stephen | Ralph Rogerson |
| 30/04/1966 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 29 | Bill Stephen | Ralph Rogerson |
| 07/05/1966 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 32 | Bill Stephen | Ralph Rogerson |
| 14/05/1966 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 38 | Bill Stephen | Ralph Rogerson |
| 21/05/1966 | Round 5 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 49 | Bill Stephen | Ralph Rogerson |
| 28/05/1966 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 64 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 04/06/1966 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 24 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 13/06/1966 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 18/06/1966 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 113 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 25/06/1966 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 58 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 02/07/1966 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 73 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 16/07/1966 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 22 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 23/07/1966 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 67 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 30/07/1966 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 27 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 06/08/1966 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 6 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 13/08/1966 | Round 16 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 48 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 20/08/1966 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 84 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
| 27/08/1966 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 67 | Bill Stephen | John Hayes |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.