1949 VFL Round 11: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1949 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 11 of the 1949 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Fitzroy
V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, G. Nicholls, R. Nicholls, A. Ruthven, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), L. Baglin, D. Condon, K. Dynon, R. Eliason, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, J. Lineen, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, R. Ryan, L. Shipp, J. Spencer

Fitzroy (10.12.72) were defeated by North Melbourne (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (6), D. Kennedy, G. Nicholls, A. Ruthven, S. Vandersluys
North Melbourne: D. Condon (3), T. Robb (3), K. Dynon (2), L. Foote (2), J. Reeves, J. Spencer

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 2 July 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by North Melbourne
Score: 10.12.72 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 4 5 . 7 8 . 9 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
North Melbourne 3 . 2 6 . 4 9 . 9 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin NMLB by 4 NMLB by 3 NMLB by 6 NMLB by 9 NMLB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Fitzroy), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Les Foote (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 0 ?
13 Donnellan, Ray ? ? 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 ? ? 0 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
14 Nicholls, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 1 ?
6 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Toohey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 12

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Baglin, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 3 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
36 Eliason, Roy ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 2 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
10 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 1 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Robb, Tim ? ? 3 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
30 Shipp, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s