1949 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1949 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1949 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, L. Gardiner, G. Goninon, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. McLeish, K. Rawle, B. Syme
Fitzroy
N. Smith (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, J. Toohey
Essendon (8.19.67) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), G. Goninon, D. Reynolds, B. Syme
Fitzroy: E. Hart (6), J. Kettle (2), D. Kennedy, A. Ruthven
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) 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 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 18 June 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 19 | 8 | . | 19 | (67) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | level | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Merrington
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLeish, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 19 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||