1949 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1949 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1949 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Bert Lucas captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
South Melbourne
B. Lucas (capt.), R. Barry, P. Bourke, F. Brew, R. Bywater, A. Callick, W. Chambers, R. Clegg, L. Crane, A. Fox, J. Garrick, J. Gull, R. Harley, L. Jarry, D. Jones, C. Read, T. Ryan, L. Spokes, B. Williams, L. Williams
Fitzroy
N. Smith (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, J. Collins, A. Gale, E. Hart, K. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen, J. Streader, J. Toohey
South Melbourne (12.7.79) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Bywater (3), L. Jarry (3), R. Clegg (2), D. Jones (2), R. Harley, B. Lucas
Fitzroy: E. Hart (8), G. Coates, N. Jarvis, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
12,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
12.7.79 - 14.14.98
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | SMLB by 11 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 30 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bert Lucas
(South Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Merrington
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gull, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Jarry, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Jones, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Lucas, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Read, Chester | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 16 | Hart, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||