1945 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1945 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1945 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Hughes, R. Irwin, D. Kennedy, A. La Fontaine, R. Latham, C. McLean, J. Oppy, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, E. Rowarth, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb, N. Wilson
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), W. Bristowe, B. Clay, L. Crouch, F. Curcio, P. Dalwood, S. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Edwards, N. Hillard, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, W. Miller, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, L. Smith, J. Symons, S. Wright
Melbourne (11.15.81) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. O'Rourke (4), F. Fanning (2), D. Cordner, A. Dullard, I. Porter, N. Smith, N. Wilson
Fitzroy: W. Bristowe (2), P. Dalwood (2), A. Ruthven (2), L. Smith (2), J. Symons (2), B. Clay, L. Crouch, N. Price, S. Wright
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 16 June 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 37 | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Oppy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wilson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bristowe, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Crouch, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Dalwood, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 17 | |||