1947 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1947 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1947 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Jack Mueller captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), L. Arnold, D. Bell, D. Cordner, E. Craddock, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, F. Kennedy, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, A. Rodda, F. Scanlan, M. Spittle
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, E. Hart, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, L. Owens, A. Ruthven, B. Stephen, H. Tonn, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys
Melbourne (7.10.52) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Bell, D. Cordner, E. Craddock, L. Dockett, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, A. Rodda
Fitzroy: B. Clay (2), C. Curtin (2), A. Fields (2), E. Hart (2), A. Ruthven (2), L. Owens
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 19 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,307
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | FITZ by 16 | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Bell, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Craddock, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Spittle, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Owens, Llew | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tonn, Heinz | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||