1947 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1947 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1947 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Kevin Dynon captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), V. Chanter, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, K. Hart, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, L. Owens, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, B. Stephen, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys

North Melbourne
K. Dynon (capt.), D. Condon, F. Connellan, S. Dyer, L. Foote, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, G. Kennedy, J. Kuhl, J. Lyons, A. Maas, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, S. Radloff, L. Reeves, F. Stephens, C. Thornton, T. Walsh

Fitzroy (16.7.103) defeated North Melbourne (7.14.56).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (9), A. Ruthven (3), S. Vandersluys (2), A. Fields, K. Sier
North Melbourne: D. Condon (2), F. Connellan, S. Dyer, L. Foote, J. Malone, L. Reeves

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 July 1947
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. North Melbourne
Score: 16.7.103 - 7.14.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 3 7 . 3 12 . 5 16 . 7 16 . 7 (103)
North Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 9 5 . 12 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Margin NMLB by 6 FITZ by 18 FITZ by 35 FITZ by 47 FITZ by 47
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Bob McCaskill (North Melbourne)
Captains: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Kevin Dynon (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Cleland

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 9 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
23 Fields, Allan ? ? 1 ?
16 Hart, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
9 Kennedy, Dick ? ? 0 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
21 Owens, Llew ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 3 ?
10 Sier, Ken ? ? 1 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Toohey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 7

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Condon, Don ? ? 2 ?
1 Connellan, Frank ? ? 1 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 1 ?
24 Dynon, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Foote, Les ? ? 1 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
19 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Kennedy, George ? ? 0 ?
21 Kuhl, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Lyons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Maas, Allan ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 1 ?
12 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
27 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
25 Reeves, Les ? ? 1 ?
3 Stephens, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 Thornton, Col ? ? 0 ?
8 Walsh, Terry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 14

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