1947 VFL 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 17 of the 1947 VFL season.
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
J. Graham (capt.), R. Barry, P. Bourke, F. Brew, R. Bywater, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, J. Danckert, D. Grossman, L. Holland, B. King, J. Mullane, G. Perrett, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, K. Schaefer, L. Spokes, D. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams
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, D. Kennedy, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, N. Price, A. Ruthven, H. Tonn, J. Toohey
South Melbourne (10.11.71) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Graham (3), G. Perrett (2), D. Taylor (2), B. Williams (2), R. Barry
Fitzroy: E. Hart (3), A. Ruthven (3), C. Curtin, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, R. Nicholls, N. Price, H. Tonn
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
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 | |||