1951 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1951 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1951 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, G. Collins, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, T. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Robinson, B. Rowse, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, R. Bickley, V. Chanter, R. Donnellan, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, D. Kennedy, T. Magee, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, J. Toohey, L. Watson
Melbourne (8.12.60) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (3), B. Smeaton (3), S. Spencer, J. Thomson
Fitzroy: D. Hart (3), A. Ruthven (3), E. Hart (2), D. Kennedy, T. Magee, K. Ross, R. Simpson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,437
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | level | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rowse, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Watson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||