1948 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1948 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1948 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Don Cordner captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Charlie Cameron.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, B. McKenzie, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, E. O'Rourke, R. Robinson, A. Rodda, S. Rule, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), W. Alexander, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, R. Kinder, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, L. Monaghan, G. Nicholls, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, J. Toohey, K. Williams
Melbourne (6.12.48) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Arnold (2), A. Dullard (2), F. O'Connor, S. Rule
Fitzroy: N. Johnstone (4), A. Ruthven (3), G. Coates (2), E. Hart (2), K. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
31,057
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 28 | FITZ by 38 | FITZ by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Charlie Cameron
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Don Cordner
(Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Hamid
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Robinson, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alexander, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Kinder, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Nicholls, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Williams, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | |||