1945 VFL Season Round 7: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1945 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round seven of the 1945 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Herbie Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.

Fitzroy (7.23.65) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.15.75).

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 2 June 1945
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by South Melbourne
Score: 7.23.65 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 8 4 . 13 4 . 18 7 . 23 7 . 23 (65)
South Melbourne 2 . 2 6 . 8 8 . 11 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin FITZ by 6 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 17 SMLB by 10 SMLB by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

South Melbourne

Captain: Herbie Matthews
Coach: Bill Adams

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
23 Dalwood, Peter ? ? 0 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
2 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
4 Hall, Dennis ? ? 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 ? ? 0 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 2 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 0 ?
28 Smith, Len ? ? 1 ?
29 Symons, Jack ? ? 2 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 23

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
30 Dempsey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Engellenner, Dave ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 1 ?
16 Hartridge, Ron ? ? 1 ?
5 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 1 ?
28 Leahy, Pat ? ? 0 ?
31 Linden, Alan ? ? 1 ?
7 Matlock, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 1 ?
22 Whitfield, Ted ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 4 ?
32 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 15

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