1947 VFL 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 6 of the 1947 VFL season.
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
F. Hughson (capt.), J. Brown, B. Clay, G. Coates, J. Collins, 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, H. Tonn, S. Vandersluys
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), F. Brew, R. Bywater, A. Callick, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, D. Grossman, K. Jenkinson, L. Keighran, B. King, B. Lucas, H. Mears, J. O'Keefe, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, L. Spokes, D. Taylor, P. Tippett, B. Williams
Fitzroy (8.15.63) were defeated by South Melbourne (15.11.101).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Collins (2), A. Ruthven (2), B. Clay, J. Kettle, H. Tonn, S. Vandersluys
South Melbourne: V. Castles (4), J. Graham (3), F. Brew (2), R. Clegg (2), J. O'Keefe (2), H. Mears, L. Spokes
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
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 | |||