1949 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1949 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1949 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Fred Green captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
St Kilda
F. Green (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, L. Carroll, J. Coffey, K. Drinan, B. Hancock, M. Langdon, L. Lewis, M. McBean, J. McDonald, J. Meehan, T. Meehan, D. Nisbet, K. O'Donnell, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, J. Solomon, A. Squire
Fitzroy
N. Smith (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, J. Collins, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, E. Moore, R. Nicholls, A. Ruthven, G. Sier, R. Simpson, B. Stephen
St Kilda (11.10.76) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (6), K. Rosewarne (3), H. Bray, J. Coffey
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (4), G. Coates (3), E. Hart (3), N. Johnstone (2), A. Gale, N. Smith
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | FITZ by 7 | STKL by 5 | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Froude
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Fred Green
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Carroll, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lewis, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McBean, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Meehan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Donnell, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Solomon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||