1950 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1950 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1950 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, J. Gaffney, E. Goodger, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, S. Vandersluys, L. Watson

North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Brooker, D. Condon, K. Dynon, L. Francis, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, B. Martyn, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, S. Radloff, L. Reeves, T. Robb, R. Ryan, J. Spencer, C. Thornton

Fitzroy (7.7.49) were defeated by North Melbourne (13.15.93).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (2), R. Simpson (2), N. Johnstone, A. Ruthven, S. Vandersluys
North Melbourne: D. Condon (3), J. Malone (3), G. Marchesi (3), L. Foote, K. McKenzie, T. Robb, J. Spencer

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 June 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by North Melbourne
Score: 7.7.49 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 0 3 . 4 4 . 6 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
North Melbourne 3 . 8 7 . 10 9 . 10 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin NMLB by 20 NMLB by 30 NMLB by 34 NMLB by 44 NMLB by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Hogan

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 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 2 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 1 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
12 Miller, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 1 ?
6 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 0 ?
5 Simpson, Ron ? ? 2 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 1 ?
16 Watson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 7

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 3 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 1 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Hedley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 3 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 3 ?
31 Martyn, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 1 ?
10 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Robb, Tim ? ? 1 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 1 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 15

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