1951 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1951 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1951 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Keith Drinan captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Green and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), P. Bennett, H. Bray, B. Cameron, D. Chapman, J. Coffey, W. Dicks, A. Greenshields, J. McDonald, T. Meehan, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Squire, F. Sutherland, D. Wicks, B. Wilkie, B. Woinarski
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. Kettle, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, J. Toohey
St Kilda (10.18.78) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. McDonald (3), P. Bennett (2), J. Ross (2), J. Coffey, W. Dicks, K. Rosewarne
Fitzroy: E. Hart (5), A. Ruthven (4), G. Coates (2), D. Hart (2), B. Clay, H. Shillinglaw, R. Simpson
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
27,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | STKL by 9 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 30 | FITZ by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Green
(St Kilda),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Keith Drinan
(St Kilda),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bray, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cameron, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Chapman, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Coffey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Dicks, William | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinan, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDonald, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mulhall, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Nisbet, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Phillips, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rosewarne, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Ross, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Squire, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Sutherland, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Wicks, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Woinarski, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | |||