1948 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1948 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1948 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 9-0-10, P%: 112.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Wal | #15 | 7 | 0 | R03-06, R13-15 |
| Brunnen, Gordon | #21 | 3 | 0 | R10, R12-13 |
| Chanter, Vic | #24 | 18 | 0 | R01-17, R19 |
| Charleson, Bill | #6 | 4 | 0 | R14-15, R17-18 |
| Clay, Bert | #31 | 18 | 4 | R01-12, R14-19 |
| Coates, George | #2 | 19 | 21 | R01-19 |
| Collins, Jack | #1 | 5 | 4 | R07-09, R11, R18 |
| Curcio, Frank | #18 | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R08-19 |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 2 | 1 | R18-19 |
| Hart, Eddie | #25 | 18 | 61 | R01-18 |
| Hart, Kevin | #16 | 10 | 4 | R04-06, R10, R12-14, R16-17, R19 |
| Jarvis, Noel | #27 | 19 | 3 | R01-19 |
| Johnstone, Norm | #17 | 18 | 19 | R01-14, R16-19 |
| Kennedy, Dick | #9 | 18 | 10 | R01-12, R14-19 |
| Kettle, Jim | #17 | 9 | 9 | R11-19 |
| Kinder, Ron | #30 | 5 | 1 | R01-03, R15, R19 |
| McLaughlin, Alan | #19 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| Miller, Bob | #12 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R09-10, R19 |
| Monaghan, Leo | #26 | 12 | 4 | R01-11, R13 |
| Moore, Eric | #3 | 14 | 11 | R05-17, R19 |
| Nicholls, Geoff | #14 | 16 | 0 | R01-08, R11-14, R16-19 |
| Nicholls, Reg | #20 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| Ross, Ken | #22 | 11 | 0 | R01-09, R15-16 |
| Ruthven, Allan | #7 | 18 | 42 | R01-14, R16-19 |
| Shillinglaw, Harold | #6 | 17 | 5 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Sier, Gerry | #10 | 2 | 0 | R07, R19 |
| Smith, Merv | #34 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Stephen, Bill | #8 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R04-13, R16-19 |
| Toohey, Jack | #12 | 17 | 0 | R01-16, R18 |
| Vandersluys, Stan | #28 | 5 | 2 | R15-19 |
| Williams, Keith | #5 | 18 | 12 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron, Charlie | 19 | 9 | -0- | 10 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/04/1948 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 22 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 24/04/1948 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 20 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 01/05/1948 | Round 3 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 38 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 08/05/1948 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 84 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 15/05/1948 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 62 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 22/05/1948 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 7 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 29/05/1948 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 24 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 05/06/1948 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 16 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 12/06/1948 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 35 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 19/06/1948 | Round 10 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 17 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 03/07/1948 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 39 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 10/07/1948 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 16 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 17/07/1948 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 29 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 24/07/1948 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 36 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 31/07/1948 | Round 15 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 8 | Charlie Cameron | unknown |
| 14/08/1948 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 3 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 21/08/1948 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 18 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 28/08/1948 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 14 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |
| 04/09/1948 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 18 | Charlie Cameron | Allan Ruthven |