1944 VFL Season Round 1: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1944 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round one of the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.

Fitzroy (11.16.82) defeated St Kilda (10.13.73).

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 6 May 1944
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. St Kilda
Score: 11.16.82 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 3 4 . 13 7 . 15 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
St Kilda 3 . 5 4 . 6 9 . 9 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin STKL by 14 FITZ by 7 STKL by 6 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

St Kilda

Captain: unknown
Coach: Hughie Thomas

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

P. Lane

Goal Umpires

P. Hutchinson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
12 Calverley, Des ? ? 2 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
4 Hall, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
28 Hallahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrick, Bob ? ? 1 ?
10 Miller, Wally ? ? 2 ?
7 Murray, Dan ? ? 0 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
30 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 2 ?
17 Sier, Ken ? ? 2 ?
11 Spokes, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Walsh, Billy ? ? 0 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 16

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Booth, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Butler, Bill ? ? 0 ?
13 Clark, Bill ? ? 1 ?
10 Connelly, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Gracie, Ray ? ? 0 ?
11 Gray, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Hall, Jim ? ? 1 ?
1 Kelly, Frank ? ? 2 ?
1 Kelly, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Lowry, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Loxton, Sam ? ? 2 ?
27 MacBeth, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 3 ?
25 Rowell, Les ? ? 0 ?
3 Snell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
7 Vontom, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 13

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