1948 VFL Round 15: St Kilda v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1948 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1948 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Charlie Cameron.

St Kilda
B. Cameron, D. Chapman, J. Coffey, J. Drinan, F. Green, M. Langdon, L. Lewis, J. Meehan, T. Meehan, L. Millar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, A. Olle, F. Pemberton, J. Ross, J. Solomon, A. Squire, A. Stevens, B. Wilkie

Fitzroy
W. Alexander, V. Chanter, B. Charleson, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, R. Kinder, A. McLaughlin, E. Moore, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, M. Smith, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys, K. Williams

St Kilda (11.6.72) defeated Fitzroy (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Ross (4), K. O'Donnell (2), J. Coffey, M. Langdon, L. Lewis, K. Mulhall, A. Squire
Fitzroy: G. Coates (4), B. Clay (2), E. Hart, R. Kinder, H. Shillinglaw

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: St Kilda v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 31 July 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Fitzroy
Score: 11.6.72 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 1 4 . 3 5 . 3 11 . 6 11 . 6 (72)
Fitzroy 2 . 3 5 . 6 8 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin FITZ by 2 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 24 STKL by 8 STKL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Froude (St Kilda), Charlie Cameron (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Cameron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Chapman, Dean ? ? 0 ?
14 Coffey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
25 Drinan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Langdon, Mark ? ? 1 ?
5 Lewis, Les ? ? 1 ?
2 Meehan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
16 Millar, Len ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 1 ?
50 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Donnell, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
22 Olle, Alan ? ? 0 ?
1 Pemberton, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 4 ?
21 Solomon, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 1 ?
8 Stevens, Alan ? ? 0 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 6

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Alexander, Wal ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
6 Charleson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 2 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 4 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
9 Kennedy, Dick ? ? 0 ?
17 Kettle, Jim ? ? 0 ?
30 Kinder, Ron ? ? 1 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
3 Moore, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
6 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 1 ?
34 Smith, Merv ? ? 0 ?
12 Toohey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 0 ?
5 Williams, Keith ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 10

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 50s