1948 VFL Season: Fitzroy

Season Team Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Team: Fitzroy
Home Ground: Brunswick Street Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 7th (W-D-L: 9-0-10, P%: 112.8%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 31
Brownlow Leader(s): Allan Ruthven (13)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Eddie Hart (61)
Mitchell Medal Recipient(s): Allan Ruthven

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Allan Ruthven

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Alexander, Wal #15 7 R03-R06, R13-R15 0
Brunnen, Gordon #21 3 R10, R12-R13 0
Chanter, Vic #24 18 R01-R17, R19 0
Charleson, Bill #6 4 R14-R15, R17-R18 0
Clay, Bert #31 18 R01-R12, R14-R19 4
Coates, George #2 19 R01-R19 21
Collins, Jack #1 5 R07-R09, R11, R18 4
Curcio, Frank #18 16 R01-R04, R08-R19 0
Gale, Alan #33 2 R18-R19 1
Hart, Eddie #25 18 R01-R18 61
Hart, Kevin #16 10 R04-R06, R10, R12-R14, R16-R17, R19 4
Jarvis, Noel #27 19 R01-R19 3
Johnstone, Norm #17 18 R01-R14, R16-R19 19
Kennedy, Dick #9 18 R01-R12, R14-R19 10
Kettle, Jim #17 9 R11-R19 9
Kinder, Ron #30 5 R01-R03, R15, R19 1
McLaughlin, Alan #19 19 R01-R19 0
Miller, Bob #12 6 R01-R03, R09-R10, R19 0
Monaghan, Leo #26 12 R01-R11, R13 4
Moore, Eric #3 14 R05-R17, R19 11
Nicholls, Geoff #14 16 R01-R08, R11-R14, R16-R19 0
Nicholls, Reg #20 19 R01-R19 0
Ross, Ken #22 11 R01-R09, R15-R16 0
Ruthven, Allan #7 18 R01-R14, R16-R19 42
Shillinglaw, Harold #6 17 R01-R15, R17-R18 5
Sier, Gerry #10 2 R07, R19 0
Smith, Merv #34 1 R15 0
Stephen, Bill #8 16 R01-R02, R04-R13, R16-R19 0
Toohey, Jack #12 17 R01-R16, R18 0
Vandersluys, Stan #28 5 R15-R19 2
Williams, Keith #5 18 R01-R18 12

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Cameron, Charlie 19 9 -0- 10 R01-R19

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
17/04/1948 Round 1 Geelong HOME WIN FIT by 22 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
24/04/1948 Round 2 Carlton AWAY WIN FIT by 20 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
01/05/1948 Round 3 Melbourne AWAY WIN FIT by 38 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
08/05/1948 Round 4 St Kilda HOME WIN FIT by 84 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
15/05/1948 Round 5 Hawthorn HOME WIN FIT by 62 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
22/05/1948 Round 6 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 7 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
29/05/1948 Round 7 North Melbourne HOME WIN FIT by 24 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
05/06/1948 Round 8 Essendon HOME WIN FIT by 16 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
12/06/1948 Round 9 South Melbourne AWAY WIN FIT by 35 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
19/06/1948 Round 10 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 17 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
03/07/1948 Round 11 Richmond HOME WIN FIT by 39 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
10/07/1948 Round 12 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 16 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
17/07/1948 Round 13 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 29 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
24/07/1948 Round 14 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 36 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
31/07/1948 Round 15 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 8 Charlie Cameron unknown
14/08/1948 Round 16 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 3 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
21/08/1948 Round 17 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 18 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
28/08/1948 Round 18 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 14 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven
04/09/1948 Round 19 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 18 Charlie Cameron Allan Ruthven