1950 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1950 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1950 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Gordon Lane captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Lane and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), R. Barry, F. Brew, E. Collihole, E. Dornau, A. Fox, J. Garrick, B. Giles, R. Harley, K. Hilet, B. Lucas, A. Miller, R. Paez, C. Read, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott, J. Taylor, B. Trainer, B. Williams
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, A. Fitt, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, R. Nicholls, B. Stephen, J. Streader, S. Vandersluys, L. Watson
South Melbourne (11.8.74) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Fox (3), G. Lane (2), B. Williams (2), F. Brew, A. Miller, T. Ryan, D. Scott
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (4), G. Coates (2), E. Hart (2), A. Gale, D. Hart, N. Jarvis
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
11.8.74 - 11.11.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Gordon Lane
(South Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brew, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Collihole, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dornau, Erwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fox, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Garrick, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Giles, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Harley, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hilet, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lane, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Paez, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Read, Chester | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 10 | Ryan, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Schaefer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scott, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Trainer, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
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 | ? |
| 14 | Fitt, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Watson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||