1947 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1947 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 5 of the 1947 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
Allan Hird captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Allan Hird.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), J. Brown, B. Clay, G. Coates, J. Collins, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. Kettle, N. Price, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, K. Sier, M. Smith, B. Stephen, S. Vandersluys
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, G. Brunnen, B. Carmody, A. Copsey, M. Dimble, G. Kerr, J. Lundberg, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, M. Rippon, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, B. Stamps, A. Stretton, B. Wilkie
Fitzroy (19.18.132) defeated St Kilda (7.14.56).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (4), G. Coates (3), J. Collins (3), C. Curtin (3), S. Vandersluys (3), N. Price (2), N. Johnstone
St Kilda: P. Bennett (3), M. Dimble, G. Kerr, K. O'Donnell, K. Rosewarne
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 18 | 19 | . | 18 | (132) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Margin | FITZ by 31 | FITZ by 42 | FITZ by 67 | FITZ by 76 | FITZ by 76 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Allan Hird
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brown, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Smith, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 18 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brunnen, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carmody, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Copsey, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Kerr, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lundberg, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Stamps, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Stretton, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||