1944 VFL Round 12: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1944 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1944 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Clarrie Vontom captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), W. Armour, B. Bermingham, B. Bibby, B. Butler, R. Garvin, R. Gracie, J. Hall, C. Lamborn, S. Loxton, J. MacBeth, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, D. Nisbet, S. Snell, F. Taylor, K. Walker, B. Wells, C. Williamson
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), L. Bickerton, B. Calverley, B. Clay, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Dyring, N. Hillard, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. Lancaster, W. Miller, D. Murray, A. O'Bryan, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, K. Stackpole, J. Symons
St Kilda (12.16.88) defeated Fitzroy (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: W. Armour (3), S. Loxton (3), E. McIntyre (2), R. Gracie, J. Hall, R. McLeod, B. Wells
Fitzroy: K. Stackpole (4), N. Hillard, N. Johnstone, A. Ruthven, J. Symons
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | STKL by 10 | STKL by 11 | STKL by 22 | STKL by 26 | STKL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Clarrie Vontom
(St Kilda),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Bermingham, Brem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gracie, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lamborn, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Taylor, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Vontom, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bickerton, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Lancaster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 14 | |||