1945 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1945 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1945 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Clarrie Vontom captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), W. Bristowe, B. Clay, J. Collins, F. Curcio, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Gemmell, T. Hill, N. Jarvis, C. Linney, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, K. Sier, J. Symons, H. Winberg, S. Wright

St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), W. Armour, B. Bibby, H. Bray, B. Butler, D. Butling, G. Driver, R. Garvin, L. Gray, J. Hall, C. Harbour, K. Kallady, A. Knott, E. McIntyre, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson

Fitzroy (17.27.129) defeated St Kilda (8.14.62).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Collins (7), A. Ruthven (3), L. Gemmell (2), W. Bristowe, S. Dawson, T. Hill, N. Price, K. Sier
St Kilda: J. Hall (3), G. Driver (2), E. McIntyre (2), R. Garvin

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 11 August 1945
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 5,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. St Kilda
Score: 17.27.129 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 6 . 11 8 . 15 13 . 19 17 . 27 17 . 27 (129)
St Kilda 1 . 2 2 . 8 3 . 10 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin FITZ by 39 FITZ by 43 FITZ by 69 FITZ by 67 FITZ by 67
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Hughie Thomas (St Kilda)
Captains: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Clarrie Vontom (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: O. Thomas

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bristowe, Wally ? ? 1 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
1 Collins, Jack ? ? 7 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 1 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
33 Gemmell, Leon ? ? 2 ?
25 Hill, Ted ? ? 1 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
11 Linney, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 1 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 3 ?
30 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 0 ?
17 Sier, Ken ? ? 1 ?
29 Symons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Winberg, Harold ? ? 0 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 27

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Armour, Wal ? ? 0 ?
18 Bibby, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Butler, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Butling, Don ? ? 0 ?
29 Driver, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 1 ?
11 Gray, Les ? ? 0 ?
26 Hall, Jim ? ? 3 ?
5 Harbour, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Kallady, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
14 Knott, Arch ? ? 0 ?
28 McIntyre, Ern ? ? 2 ?
3 Snell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
7 Vontom, Clarrie (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 0 ?
10 Wells, Billy ? ? 0 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 14

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