1949 VFL Round 19: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1949 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 19 of the 1949 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Bert Lucas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Fitzroy
N. Smith (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, R. Milburn, R. Nicholls, A. Ruthven, B. Stephen, J. Streader, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys, R. Wright
South Melbourne
B. Lucas (capt.), F. Brew, S. Bulpit, R. Bywater, A. Callick, R. Clegg, L. Crane, S. Davis, J. Eichhorn, A. Fox, J. Garrick, R. Harley, D. Jones, A. Miller, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, H. Simpson, L. Spokes, J. Taylor, B. Williams
Fitzroy (19.12.126) defeated South Melbourne (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (7), N. Smith (4), N. Jarvis (3), J. Kettle (2), J. Streader (2), D. Kennedy
South Melbourne: L. Spokes (4), R. Bywater (3), S. Bulpit, D. Jones, J. Taylor
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
19.12.126 - 10.17.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 3 | 14 | . | 6 | 19 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 12 | (126) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 28 | FITZ by 33 | FITZ by 49 | FITZ by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Jack Hale
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Bert Lucas
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Milburn, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Wright, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bulpit, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Davis, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 30 | Eichhorn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jones, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Lucas, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Simpson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 17 | |||