1946 VFL Season Round 7: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1946 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round seven of the 1946 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. In the absence of Norm Smith, vice-captain Jack Mueller captained the hosts. Fred Hughson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.

Melbourne (5.11.41) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.13.97).

Match Details

Season: 1946 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 1 June 1946
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 5.11.41 - 14.13.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 1 3 . 3 3 . 6 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Fitzroy 4 . 4 7 . 7 12 . 8 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Margin FITZ by 27 FITZ by 28 FITZ by 56 FITZ by 56 FITZ by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Jack Mueller (acting)
Coach: Frank Hughes

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Bowman, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
34 Byfield, Arnold ? ? 0 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 0 ?
23 Cordner, Ted ? ? 0 ?
27 Daly, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
2 Dowsing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Fanning, Fred ? ? 1 ?
14 Hall, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Irwin, Ron ? ? 0 ?
24 Kennedy, Dick ? ? 1 ?
17 Kennedy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 McLean, Col ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack (ac) ? ? 1 ?
9 Porter, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 1 ?
1 Rowarth, Ern ? ? 0 ?
29 Rowe, Harry ? ? 0 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 11

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 1 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 1 ?
2 Dyring, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
23 Fields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
3 Fox, Kevin ? ? 4 ?
15 Gemmell, Leon ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Hughson, Mick ? ? 1 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 1 ?
11 Linney, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 2 ?
Reidy, Norm ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 2 ?
20 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 1 ?
21 Winberg, Harold ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 13

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