1951 VFL Season Round 3: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1951 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round three of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the 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 (8.12.60) were defeated by Fitzroy (12.12.84).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 8.12.60 - 12.12.84

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

Melbourne

Captain: Denis Cordner
Coach: Allan La Fontaine

Fitzroy

Captain: Allan Ruthven
Coach: Norm Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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