1944 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1944 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1944 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), L. Bickerton, B. Calverley, D. Calverley, B. Clay, C. Curtin, S. Dawson, C. Denning, J. Hallahan, M. Hearn, T. Hill, N. Hillard, M. Horan, G. Hoskins, J. Lancaster, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, C. Culph, J. Dempsey, K. Dineen, N. Duncan, D. Engellenner, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, L. Hazelwood, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, R. Richards, J. Sheedy, K. Smith
Fitzroy (14.7.91) defeated South Melbourne (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. O'Bryan (6), S. Dawson (2), A. Ruthven (2), D. Calverley, M. Hearn, N. Price, K. Sier
South Melbourne: R. Hartridge (4), J. Sheedy (3), K. Smith (2), V. Castles
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and South Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
14.7.91 - 10.17.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bickerton, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hallahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Horan, Monty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lancaster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 7 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Culph, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Hazelwood, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sheedy, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||