1946 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1946 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1946 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Jack Graham 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
J. Graham (capt.), G. Allen, A. Callick, V. Castles, W. Chambers, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, J. Cotter, D. Grossman, L. Holland, B. King, A. Linden, B. Lucas, J. Lugg, H. Mears, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, P. Tippett, B. Williams, J. Williams
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), A. Broadway, B. Clay, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, K. Fox, L. Gemmell, E. Hart, M. Hughson, N. Jarvis, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, H. Winberg, S. Wright
South Melbourne (7.16.58) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.15.87).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. Allen (2), D. Grossman (2), A. Linden, P. Tippett, B. Williams
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (3), E. Hart (3), K. Fox (2), A. Ruthven (2), M. Hughson, N. Jarvis
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
7.16.58 - 12.15.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Margin | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 51 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Lane
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Holland, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lugg, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 16 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Broadway, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fox, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Gemmell, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Winberg, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||