1946 VFL Season Round 6: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1946 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round six of the 1946 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Jack Graham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.

Fitzroy (7.21.63) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.12.72).

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 May 1946
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by South Melbourne
Score: 7.21.63 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 4 2 . 9 3 . 15 7 . 21 7 . 21 (63)
South Melbourne 0 . 5 3 . 9 8 . 10 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin FITZ by 11 SMLB by 6 SMLB by 25 SMLB by 9 SMLB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

South Melbourne

Captain: Jack Graham
Coach: Bill Adams

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
34 Clay, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 1 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 1 ?
2 Dyring, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
3 Fox, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 1 ?
11 Linney, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 2 ?
20 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 0 ?
21 Winberg, Harold ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 21

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Baxter, Archie ? ? 1 ?
2 Bywater, Ron ? ? 0 ?
36 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
30 Dempsey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
5 Holland, Len ? ? 0 ?
25 Jasper, Howard ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
31 Linden, Alan ? ? 0 ?
37 Lucas, Bert ? ? 1 ?
19 Mears, Harry ? ? 2 ?
6 Perrett, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
11 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
29 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
18 Stibbard, Neville ? ? 2 ?
21 Tippett, Peter ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 12

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