1946 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1946 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1946 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
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
J. Mueller (capt.), G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, G. Daly, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, R. Hall, R. Irwin, D. Kennedy, F. Kennedy, C. McLean, I. Porter, A. Rodda, E. Rowarth, H. Rowe, S. Rule
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, L. Dyring, A. Fields, K. Fox, L. Gemmell, G. Hoskins, M. Hughson, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, C. Linney, A. McLaughlin, N. Price, N. Reidy, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, H. Winberg
Melbourne (5.11.41) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning, D. Kennedy, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, S. Rule
Fitzroy: K. Fox (4), N. Price (2), A. Ruthven (2), B. Clay, C. Curtin, M. Hughson, N. Johnstone, H. Shillinglaw, H. Winberg
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 (c) | ? | ? | 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 | |||