1950 VFL Season Round 17: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1950 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round seventeen of the 1950 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. Shane McGrath captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.

Fitzroy (7.10.52) defeated Melbourne (6.11.47).

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 August 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 12,500

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 7.10.52 - 6.11.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 4 4 . 5 5 . 8 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Melbourne 1 . 2 2 . 5 3 . 9 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
Margin FITZ by 2 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 11 FITZ by 5 FITZ by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Allan Ruthven
Coach: Norm Smith

Melbourne

Captain: Shane McGrath
Coach: Allan La Fontaine

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bickley, Ron ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 0 ?
13 Donnellan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
26 Gaffney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
10 Hart, Don ? ? 0 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 2 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 McLaughlin, Alan ? ? 0 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 4 ?
6 Shillinglaw, Harold ? ? 1 ?
5 Simpson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 10

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 0 ?
26 Bedford, Dave ? ? 0 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis ? ? 1 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 0 ?
8 Heywood, Doug ? ? 0 ?
24 Hutchins, Ray ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 McGivern, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
20 McGowan, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 McGrath, Shane (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
36 Mueller, Jack ? ? 4 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 1 ?
31 Rule, Stan ? ? 0 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
33 Thomson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 11

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