1941 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1941 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 15 of the 1941 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Frank Curcio captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.

Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), D. Calverley, A. Clay, I. Clay, A. Collier, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Hart, L. Hill, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, D. Murray, G. Nicholls, N. Price, B. Robinson, A. Ruthven, K. Stackpole, S. Wright

South Melbourne
A. Benison, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, J. Graham, J. Grieve, J. Hacker, G. Hall, T. Hall, E. Huxtable, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, D. Martin, A. McCrory, R. Ritchie, G. Sawley, H. Traynor

Fitzroy (16.17.113) defeated South Melbourne (11.14.80).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Stackpole (5), A. Collier (4), B. Robinson (2), A. Ruthven (2), A. Clay, C. Curtin, N. Price
South Melbourne: G. Collard (4), A. Benison (2), J. Graham (2), T. Hall (2), G. Sawley

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 August 1941
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 16.17.113 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 8 7 . 9 11 . 13 16 . 17 16 . 17 (113)
South Melbourne 2 . 3 8 . 6 11 . 11 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin FITZ by 11 SMLB by 3 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 33 FITZ by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (Fitzroy), Joe Kelly (South Melbourne)
Captains: Frank Curcio (Fitzroy), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Hutchinson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Calverley, Des ? ? 0 ?
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 1 ?
34 Clay, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
11 Collier, Albert ? ? 4 ?
18 Curcio, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 1 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
9 Hart, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
16 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
3 Murray, Dan ? ? 0 ?
30 Nicholls, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 1 ?
36 Robinson, Bob ? ? 2 ?
14 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 2 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 5 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 17

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
10 Benison, Alf ? ? 2 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Collard, George ? ? 4 ?
28 Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 2 ?
2 Grieve, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Hall, Grahame ? ? 0 ?
30 Hall, Tom ? ? 2 ?
14 Huxtable, Eric ? ? 0 ?
9 Jasper, Howard ? ? 0 ?
31 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
23 Linden, Alan ? ? 0 ?
8 Martin, Des ? ? 0 ?
24 McCrory, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
12 Sawley, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
32 Traynor, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s