1942 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1942 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1942 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval. Reg Garvin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Reg Garvin.

Fitzroy
B. Bridges, H. Bunton, B. Calverley, A. Clay, B. Clay, C. Curtin, L. Gemmell, A. Gillespie-Jones, T. Hill, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, L. Monaghan, D. Oliphant, N. Price, B. Robinson, L. Smith, L. Toyne, G. Watson, S. Wright

St Kilda
R. Garvin (capt.), H. Bray, B. Butler, J. Cliff, E. Comerford, R. Fountain, L. Gray, J. Knight, S. Lloyd, J. Lowry, R. Mudge, P. Orger, D. Probyn, L. Rowell, S. Tormey, K. Walker, E. Ward, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson

Fitzroy (14.13.97) defeated St Kilda (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (4), H. Bunton (2), B. Calverley (2), B. Robinson (2), G. Watson (2), D. Oliphant, N. Price
St Kilda: K. Walker (4), J. Knight (2), E. Ward (2), E. Comerford, R. Fountain

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1942 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 9 May 1942
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. St Kilda
Score: 14.13.97 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 3 7 . 4 10 . 7 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
St Kilda 2 . 1 4 . 5 7 . 12 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin FITZ by 14 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (Fitzroy), Reg Garvin (St Kilda)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Reg Garvin (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Hutchinson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Bridges, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 2 ?
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 2 ?
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 4 ?
27 Gemmell, Leon ? ? 0 ?
1 Gillespie-Jones, Audley ? ? 0 ?
25 Hill, Ted ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
17 Monaghan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
24 Oliphant, Doug ? ? 1 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 1 ?
36 Robinson, Bob ? ? 2 ?
29 Smith, Len ? ? 0 ?
3 Toyne, Len ? ? 0 ?
4 Watson, George ? ? 2 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 13

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Butler, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Cliff, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Comerford, Eric ? ? 1 ?
6 Fountain, Roy ? ? 1 ?
19 Garvin, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Gray, Les ? ? 0 ?
17 Knight, Jack ? ? 2 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan ? ? 0 ?
9 Lowry, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Mudge, Ron ? ? 0 ?
13 Orger, Phonse ? ? 0 ?
11 Probyn, Dudley ? ? 0 ?
22 Rowell, Les ? ? 0 ?
14 Tormey, Stan ? ? 0 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 4 ?
10 Ward, Eric ? ? 2 ?
29 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 12

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