1950 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1950 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1950 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, R. Dunn, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, S. Vandersluys
South Melbourne
F. Brew, R. Bywater, G. Caris, W. Chambers, L. Crane, J. Garrick, B. Giles, R. Harley, B. Lucas, A. Miller, R. Paez, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, M. Sibun, H. Simpson, L. Spokes, J. Taylor, B. Williams, L. Williams
Fitzroy (16.27.123) defeated South Melbourne (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (3), N. Johnstone (3), D. Kennedy (2), A. Ruthven (2), S. Vandersluys (2), G. Coates, D. Furness, A. Gale, E. Goodger
South Melbourne: A. Miller (3), M. Sibun (2), G. Caris, J. Garrick, L. Spokes
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.27.123 - 8.9.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 27 | 16 | . | 27 | (123) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 40 | FITZ by 66 | FITZ by 66 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Egan
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 27 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Bywater, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Caris, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Chambers, Wylie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Crane, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sibun, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Simpson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Spokes, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||