1944 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1944 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1944 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), M. Blumfield, P. Bourke, R. Bywater, V. Castles, T. Crane, J. De Medici, J. Dempsey, N. Duncan, D. Engellenner, P. Grace, R. Hartridge, B. King, A. Linden, L. Mangan, B. Matlock, G. Moloney, T. Whitfield, J. Williams
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), B. Calverley, B. Clay, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Fields, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, W. Miller, L. Monaghan, G. Nicholls, A. O'Bryan, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, J. Symons, S. Wright
South Melbourne (8.13.61) were defeated by Fitzroy (17.14.116).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: V. Castles (3), N. Duncan (2), R. Hartridge (2), M. Blumfield
Fitzroy: K. Sier (6), J. Symons (4), A. Ruthven (3), S. Dawson (2), G. Nicholls, S. Wright
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
8.13.61 - 17.14.116
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Margin | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 33 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 55 | FITZ by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 21 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Crane, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | De Medici, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grace, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Mangan, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Nicholls, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 14 | |||