1945 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1945 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1945 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
St Kilda
H. Bray, B. Butler, E. Comerford, J. Hall, J. Howe, A. Knott, S. Le Lievre, B. McIntosh, E. McIntyre, S. Obst, T. Reynolds, M. Rippon, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson, L. Willis, R. Wilson
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), D. Calverley, B. Clay, J. Collins, P. Dalwood, S. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Edwards, A. Gillespie-Jones, D. Hammond, N. Hillard, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. O'Bryan, A. Ruthven, L. Smith, J. Symons, S. Wright
St Kilda (8.20.68) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.21.93).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Howe (3), S. Snell (2), J. Hall, T. Reynolds, L. Willis
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (3), J. Symons (3), P. Dalwood (2), J. Collins, A. Edwards, N. Johnstone, L. Smith
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 20 | 8 | . | 20 | (68) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 21 | 12 | . | 21 | (93) |
| Margin | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 41 | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Comerford, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Howe, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Le Lievre, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McIntosh, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Obst, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Willis, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 20 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Dalwood, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hammond, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 21 | |||