1950 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1950 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1950 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 110.5)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bickley, Ron | #11 | 15 | 0 | R03-08, R10-18 |
| Chanter, Vic | #24 | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R07-18 |
| Clay, Bert | #31 | 13 | 2 | R01, R05-06, R09-18 |
| Coates, George | #2 | 16 | 21 | R01-02, R04-15, R17-18 |
| Donnellan, Ray | #13 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Dunn, Ron | #29 | 6 | 0 | R03-04, R09, R11-12, R14 |
| Fitt, Arthur | #14 | 2 | 0 | R09, R15 |
| Furness, Don | #30 | 11 | 9 | R03-05, R08-12, R14, R16, R18 |
| Gaffney, Jack | #26 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 11 | 3 | R01-05, R12-15, R17-18 |
| Goodger, Eddie | #15 | 17 | 1 | R01, R03-18 |
| Hart, Don | #10 | 10 | 12 | R09-18 |
| Hart, Eddie | #25 | 17 | 50 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Jarvis, Noel | #27 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Johnstone, Norm | #17 | 18 | 10 | R01-18 |
| Kennedy, Dick | #9 | 5 | 6 | R01-05 |
| Kettle, Jim | #32 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| McLaughlin, Alan | #19 | 10 | 4 | R01, R03, R06-08, R13-17 |
| Miller, Bob | #12 | 7 | 1 | R01-07 |
| Moore, Eric | #3 | 4 | 3 | R01-02, R05-06 |
| Nicholls, Reg | #20 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Ross, Ken | #22 | 15 | 5 | R01-12, R16-18 |
| Ruthven, Allan | #7 | 17 | 45 | R01-13, R15-18 |
| Shillinglaw, Harold | #6 | 13 | 6 | R01-02, R06-08, R10-14, R16-18 |
| Simpson, Ron | #5 | 8 | 7 | R02-03, R07-08, R13, R16-18 |
| Smith, Norm | #4 | 4 | 4 | R01-02, R09-10 |
| Sorrell, Alan | #16 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Stephen, Bill | #8 | 17 | 0 | R01-13, R15-18 |
| Streader, Jack | #18 | 16 | 5 | R03-18 |
| Vandersluys, Stan | #28 | 9 | 7 | R02-08, R14-15 |
| Watson, Lance | #16 | 10 | 0 | R06-11, R13-16 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Norm | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1950 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 6 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 29/04/1950 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 42 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 06/05/1950 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 10 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 13/05/1950 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 66 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 20/05/1950 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 81 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 27/05/1950 | Round 6 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 51 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 03/06/1950 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 44 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 12/06/1950 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 5 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 17/06/1950 | Round 9 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 33 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 24/06/1950 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 20 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 01/07/1950 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 25 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 08/07/1950 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 28 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 15/07/1950 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 22/07/1950 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 10 | Norm Smith | unknown |
| 05/08/1950 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 3 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 12/08/1950 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 74 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 19/08/1950 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 5 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |
| 26/08/1950 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 24 | Norm Smith | Allan Ruthven |