1950 VFL Round 8: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1950 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1950 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Fred Green captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Froude and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
St Kilda
F. Green (capt.), P. Bennett, B. Cameron, J. Coffey, K. Drinan, A. Greenshields, B. Hancock, M. Langdon, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, F. Pemberton, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, F. Russo, A. Squire, A. Stevens, B. Wilkie
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, E. Goodger, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, S. Vandersluys, L. Watson
St Kilda (14.17.101) defeated Fitzroy (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: P. Bennett (6), J. Ross (4), K. Rosewarne (2), A. Greenshields, J. McDonald
Fitzroy: D. Furness (4), G. Coates (2), N. Jarvis (2), A. Ruthven (2), S. Vandersluys (2), E. Hart, N. Johnstone
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Monday 12 June 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | STKL by 1 | STKL by 8 | FITZ by 3 | STKL by 5 | STKL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Froude
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Fred Green
(St Kilda),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Green, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Hancock, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Langdon, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pemberton, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Russo, Felix | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stevens, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Watson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | |||