1950 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1950 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1950 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, J. Collins, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, Ted Leehane, Tom Leehane, R. Martini, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, B. Snell, B. Syme, G. Tate, A. Thaw
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, R. Dunn, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen, J. Streader
Essendon (12.17.89) defeated Fitzroy (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (4), G. Tate (2), B. Hutchison, J. Jones, T. Leehane, B. McClure, R. McEwin, B. Syme
Fitzroy: G. Coates (2), D. Hart (2), D. Furness, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. Ruthven
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 8 July 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Leehane, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Martini, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||