1945 VFL Round 20: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1945 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 20 of the 1945 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), W. Bristowe, D. Calverley, B. Clay, L. Crouch, S. Dawson, L. Gemmell, M. Hughson, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, C. Linney, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, K. Sier, J. Symons, H. Winberg, S. Wright
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), R. Baggott, G. Bowman, C. Conroy, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, R. Irwin, D. Kennedy, F. Kennedy, G. Kramer, A. La Fontaine, R. Latham, G. Lenne, C. McLean, E. O'Rourke, H. Rowe, B. Scanlan
Fitzroy (14.22.106) defeated Melbourne (15.11.101).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. O'Bryan (5), A. Ruthven (5), L. Crouch (2), J. Symons, S. Wright
Melbourne: F. Fanning (5), D. Kennedy (4), R. Baggott (2), R. Latham (2), N. Smith (2)
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
5,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 21 | 14 | . | 22 | 14 | . | 22 | (106) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Margin | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bristowe, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Crouch, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gemmell, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Linney, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Winberg, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 22 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Conroy, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 37 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rowe, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 11 | |||