1947 VFL Round 16: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1947 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1947 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Allan Hird captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Hird and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
St Kilda
A. Hird (capt.), P. Bennett, G. Brunnen, J. Drinan, F. Green, B. Hancock, V. Hogan, J. Howe, M. Langdon, K. Mace, M. McBean, E. McIntyre, R. McLeod, L. Millar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, T. Richardson, J. Ross, B. Wilkie
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), V. Chanter, D. Chipp, B. Clay, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, E. Hart, K. Hart, G. Hoskins, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, N. Price, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen, H. Tonn, S. Vandersluys
St Kilda (9.9.63) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (2), B. Hancock (2), R. McLeod (2), A. Hird, E. McIntyre, K. O'Donnell
Fitzroy: E. Hart (4), K. Hart (2), N. Price (2), D. Chipp, A. Fields
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | FITZ by 37 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 56 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Allan Hird
(St Kilda),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Brunnen, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Drinan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Hogan, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Howe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mace, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Millar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Richardson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Chipp, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Tonn, Heinz | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 17 | |||