1950 VFL Season 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 four of the 1950 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (16.27.123) defeated South Melbourne (8.9.57).
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
Fitzroy
Captain: Allan RuthvenCoach: Norm Smith
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Gordon Lane
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 | |||