1943 VFL Season Round 3: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1943 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round three of the 1943 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.

Fitzroy (16.17.113) defeated South Melbourne (16.16.112).

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 May 1943
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 15,500

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 16.17.113 - 16.16.112

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 2 8 . 14 10 . 14 16 . 17 16 . 17 (113)
South Melbourne 4 . 5 5 . 8 14 . 13 16 . 16 16 . 16 (112)
Margin SMLB by 3 FITZ by 24 SMLB by 23 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

South Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Joe Kelly

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 2 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
2 Doherty, Vin ? ? 2 ?
19 Grant, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 Hallahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
16 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 1 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 McGain, Syd ? ? 0 ?
10 Miller, Wally ? ? 2 ?
21 Powell, Les ? ? 0 ?
1 Rippon, Max ? ? 0 ?
30 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 2 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 4 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 17

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Benison, Alf ? ? 1 ?
10 Butcher, Jack ? ? 3 ?
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 2 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
11 Culph, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
2 Engellenner, Dave ? ? 0 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Hazelwood, Les ? ? 0 ?
16 Icke, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
18 Leahy, Pat ? ? 2 ?
23 Leith, Merv ? ? 0 ?
17 Mitchell, Alex ? ? 0 ?
31 Moloney, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Moloney, Vin ? ? 0 ?
21 Mullenger, Allan ? ? 0 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
9 Smith, Keith ? ? 2 ?
6 Taylor, Percy ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 16

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