1948 VFL Round 19: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1948 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 19 of the 1948 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Charlie Cameron.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, A. Gale, K. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, R. Kinder, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, E. Moore, G. Nicholls, R. Nicholls, G. Sier, B. Stephen, S. Vandersluys
Essendon (10.11.71) defeated Fitzroy (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (3), D. Bigelow (2), V. Fisher (2), B. Brittingham, T. Leehane, D. Reynolds
Fitzroy: N. Jarvis (2), A. Ruthven (2), A. Gale, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 4 September 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Charlie Cameron
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Ireland
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 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 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Kinder, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Nicholls, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||