1949 VFL Season 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 eight of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (12.7.79) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.14.98).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: Bert LucasCoach: Jack Hale
Fitzroy
Captain: Norm SmithCoach: Norm Smith
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 | |||