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Melbourne vs Fitzroy Match Centre

Saturday 8-Jul-1961
Final Round 12
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Norm Smith
44 6.8
44 6.8
Fitzroy Coach: Len Smith
Fitzroy logo
M.C.G. Draw Draw
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

37 Bernie Massey — · Position unavailable 19 Bob Carroll — · Position unavailable 16 Bob Johnson — · Position unavailable 9 Brian Dixon — · Position unavailable 21 Brian Leahy — · Position unavailable 1 Bruce Leslie — · Position unavailable 22 Bryan Kenneally — · Position unavailable 35 Clyde Laidlaw — · Position unavailable 6 Frank Adams — · Position unavailable 23 Geoff Tunbridge — · Position unavailable 32 George Milner — · Position unavailable 29 Hassa Mann — · Position unavailable 26 Ian Thorogood — · Position unavailable 30 John Leahy — · Position unavailable 4 John Lord — · Position unavailable 17 Ray Dawson — · Position unavailable 38 Ray Nilsson — · Position unavailable 31 Ron Barassi — · Position unavailable 8 Tassie Johnson — · Position unavailable 14 Trevor Johnson — · Position unavailable
Away team

Fitzroy

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

33 Alan Gale — · Position unavailable 25 Barrie Pigot — · Position unavailable 23 Bob Henderson — · Position unavailable 31 Brian Barclay — · Position unavailable 3 Brian Pert — · Position unavailable 29 Graeme MacKenzie — · Position unavailable 20 Graham Campbell — · Position unavailable 6 Ian Aston — · Position unavailable 15 John Hayes — · Position unavailable 30 John Powell — · Position unavailable 12 Keith Webb — · Position unavailable 2 Kevin Murray — · Position unavailable 13 Kevin Wright — · Position unavailable 26 Les Russell — · Position unavailable 16 Owen Abrahams — · Position unavailable 27 Ray Slocum — · Position unavailable 9 Rod Vernon — · Position unavailable 19 Ron Harvey — · Position unavailable 32 Russell Crow — · Position unavailable 7 Wally Clark — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL1.01.32.42.144
FIT0.12.21.33.244

Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Ray NilssonMEL
Behinds
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SuperCoach
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Tackles
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Team Stats

MELFIT

Scoring / Attack

6Goals6
0Behinds0
0Behinds Rushed0

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne and Fitzroy drew, finishing on 44 points apiece.

Fitzroy erased a 7-point three-quarter-time deficit, outscoring Melbourne 20–13 in the last quarter to draw level.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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