1966 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1966 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1966 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
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 |