1947 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1947 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1947 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, L. Dearle, H. Equid, L. Field, L. Gardiner, B. Harper, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, G. Lane, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Newton, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Tonkes
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), J. Brown, B. Clay, G. Coates, J. Collins, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, E. Hart, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, K. Sier, S. Vandersluys
Essendon (11.17.83) defeated Fitzroy (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Reynolds (3), B. Brittingham (2), G. Lane (2), T. Leehane (2), J. Jones, B. McClure
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (4), E. Hart (3), A. Fields (2), C. Curtin
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Field, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brown, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||