1941 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1941 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1941 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), K. Barrett, A. Baxter, A. Benison, J. Cleary, G. Collard, J. Dempsey, K. Dineen, J. Graham, J. Grieve, J. Hacker, E. Huxtable, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, B. King, B. Lucas, A. Mullenger, R. Richards, H. Traynor
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, A. Clay, B. Clay, A. Collier, C. Curtin, C. Denning, M. Hearn, L. Hill, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, A. Knott, L. Monaghan, A. Muir, N. Price, A. Ruthven, L. Smith, K. Stackpole
South Melbourne (15.19.109) defeated Fitzroy (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: K. Dineen (4), J. Graham (2), B. Kelly (2), H. Traynor (2), K. Barrett, A. Baxter, A. Benison, H. Jasper, H. Matthews
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (3), K. Stackpole (3), C. Curtin (2), A. Collier, A. Knott, N. Price, L. Smith
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
10,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
15.19.109 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | level | SMLB by 22 | SMLB by 13 | SMLB by 27 | SMLB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Barrett, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Baxter, Archie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Grieve, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 19 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hill, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Muir, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 10 | |||