1947 VFL Season Round 6: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1947 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round six of the 1947 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 (8.15.63) were defeated by South Melbourne (15.11.101).
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
8.15.63 - 15.11.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Margin | FITZ by 22 | SMLB by 5 | FITZ by 4 | SMLB by 38 | SMLB by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: Fred HughsonCoach: Fred Hughson
South Melbourne
Captain: Jack GrahamCoach: Bill Adams
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brown, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Smith, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tonn, Heinz | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jenkinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Keighran, Lyal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Mears, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Tippett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||