1947 VFL Season Round 14: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1947 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round fourteen of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG. In the absence of Norm Smith, vice-captain 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 (7.10.52) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.8.74).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 7.10.52 - 11.8.74

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

Melbourne

Captain: Jack Mueller (acting)
Coach: Frank Hughes

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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 (ac) ? ? 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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s