1947 VFL Season Round 17: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1947 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round seventeen of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
South Melbourne (10.11.71) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.10.82).
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
10.11.71 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Jack GrahamCoach: Bill Adams
Fitzroy
Captain: Fred HughsonCoach: Fred Hughson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Danckert, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Holland, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mullane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Perrett, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Tonn, Heinz | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||