1950 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1950 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 5 of the 1950 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. Peter O'Donohue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, B. Miller, E. Moore, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, S. Vandersluys

Hawthorn
Back: P. O'Donohue (capt.), J. Robison, J. Kennedy
Half-back: T. Allsop, P. Hancock, K. Hopper
Centre: N. Pearson, G. Bowman, M. Worrall
Half-forward: R. Evans, B. Griffiths, A. Le Nepveu
Forward: G. Anderson, R. Gibb, R. Baldwin
Follower: T. Fletcher, M. Williams, H. Turner
Sub.: G. Edwards, L. Wilkinson

Fitzroy (19.15.129) defeated Hawthorn (4.24.48).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (9), A. Ruthven (3), E. Moore (2), J. Streader (2), G. Coates, K. Ross, S. Vandersluys
Hawthorn: H. Turner (2), B. Griffiths, M. Williams

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 20 May 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 8,500

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Hawthorn
Score: 19.15.129 - 4.24.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 3 9 . 7 13 . 11 19 . 15 19 . 15 (129)
Hawthorn 0 . 5 1 . 13 2 . 18 4 . 24 4 . 24 (48)
Margin FITZ by 16 FITZ by 42 FITZ by 59 FITZ by 81 FITZ by 81
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Fitzroy), Bob McCaskill (Hawthorn)
Captains: Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy), Peter O'Donohue (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Lamb

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bickley, Ron ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 1 ?
13 Donnellan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
26 Gaffney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 9 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
9 Kennedy, Dick ? ? 0 ?
12 Miller, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Moore, Eric ? ? 2 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 1 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 3 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 2 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 15

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allsop, Tom HBFL ? 0 ?
6 Anderson, Gordon FPL ? 0 ?
18 Baldwin, Roy FPR ? 0 ?
30 Bowman, Gordon C ? 0 ?
33 Edwards, George SUB↑ ? 0 ?
28 Evans, Ron HFFL ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted RU ? 0 ?
29 Gibb, Ray FF ? 0 ?
13 Griffiths, Barry CHF ? 1 ?
11 Hancock, Peter CHB ? 0 ?
3 Hopper, Ken HBFR↓ ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John BPR↓ ? 0 ?
19 Le Nepveu, Allan HFFR ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter (c) BPL ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim FB ? 0 ?
25 Turner, Herb RO ? 2 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance SUB↑ ? 0 ?
35 Williams, Mel RU ? 1 ?
27 Worrall, Malcolm WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 24

G. Edwards replaced J. Kennedy during the fourth quarter.
L. Wilkinson replaced K. Hopper during the fourth quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy Coach: Norm Smith
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
14 P. O'Donohue (c) 12 J. Robison 10 J. Kennedy













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



4 T. Allsop 11 P. Hancock 3 K. Hopper













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 30 G. Bowman 27 M. Worrall









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 T. Fletcher 33 G. Edwards
HALF-FORWARD 35 M. Williams 16 L. Wilkinson
28 R. Evans 13 B. Griffiths 19 A. Le Nepveu 25 H. Turner











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 G. Anderson 29 R. Gibb 18 R. Baldwin













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bob McCaskill