1945 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1945 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1945 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), T. Calder, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, J. Dempsey, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, J. McKnight, L. Nash, R. Richards, K. Smith, B. Williams, J. Williams
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), W. Bristowe, J. Brown, B. Clay, J. Collins, F. Curcio, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Gemmell, N. Jarvis, C. Linney, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, K. Sier, J. Symons, H. Winberg, S. Wright
South Melbourne (10.13.73) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.16.82).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Nash (6), R. Clegg (2), B. Williams (2)
Fitzroy: J. Collins (4), A. Ruthven (3), H. Winberg (2), W. Bristowe, J. Symons
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
10.13.73 - 11.16.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Margin | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McIntyre
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Calder, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McKnight, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bristowe, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Brown, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gemmell, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Linney, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Winberg, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 16 | |||