1948 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1948 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 5 of the 1948 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Alec Albiston captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Cameron and the visitors were coached by Alec Albiston.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), W. Alexander, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, E. Hart, K. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, A. McLaughlin, L. Monaghan, E. Moore, G. Nicholls, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen, J. Toohey, K. Williams
Hawthorn
Back:
L. Pabst, W. Culpitt, K. Hopper
Half-back:
C. Austen, R. Boys, J. Robison
Centre:
N. Pearson, R. Baldwin, J. Brain
Half-forward:
P. O'Donohue, C. Philp, T. Fletcher
Forward:
A. Prior, B. Milgate, A. Albiston (capt.)
Follower:
K. Curran, M. Williams, C. Swenson
Sub.:
L. Andrews, J. Marr
Fitzroy (15.19.109) defeated Hawthorn (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (8), N. Johnstone (3), G. Coates (2), A. Ruthven (2)
Hawthorn: T. Fletcher (2), A. Prior (2), B. Milgate, C. Swenson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
8,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | FITZ by 2 | FITZ by 45 | FITZ by 48 | FITZ by 62 | FITZ by 62 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Cameron
(Fitzroy),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Alec Albiston
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 15 | Alexander, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Nicholls, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Williams, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 19 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Albiston, Alec (c) | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Andrews, Len | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Austen, Col | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Baldwin, Roy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Boys, Ron | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Brain, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Culpitt, Wally | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Curran, Kevin | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Hopper, Ken | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Marr, Jack | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Milgate, Bob | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pabst, Len | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Albert | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Swenson, Clarrie | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Mel | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 15 | L. Pabst | 2 | W. Culpitt | 3 | K. Hopper |
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| 9 | C. Austen | 29 | R. Boys | 12 | J. Robison |
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| 7 | N. Pearson | 18 | R. Baldwin | 11 | J. Brain |
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| 14 | P. O'Donohue | 8 | C. Philp | 23 | T. Fletcher | 16 | C. Swenson |
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| 24 | A. Prior | 19 | B. Milgate | 1 | A. Albiston (c) |
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