1948 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1948 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1948 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Charlie Cameron.
North Melbourne
R. Allan, D. Condon, A. Crawford, K. Dynon, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, D. Johnson, T. Larsen, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, J. Spencer, N. Stibbard, C. Thornton
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), B. Charleson, B. Clay, G. Coates, J. Collins, F. Curcio, A. Gale, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, G. Nicholls, R. Nicholls, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys, K. Williams
North Melbourne (8.12.60) defeated Fitzroy (6.10.46).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Condon (3), J. Spencer (3), F. Jeeves (2)
Fitzroy: G. Coates (2), A. Ruthven (2), J. Collins, J. Kettle
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
8.12.60 - 6.10.46
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 1 | NMLB by 18 | NMLB by 14 | NMLB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Charlie Cameron
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Allan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Johnson, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Stibbard, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Charleson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Nicholls, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Williams, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 10 | |||