1951 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1951 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 4 of the 1951 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, R. Donnellan, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, D. Kennedy, T. Magee, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, S. Vandersluys, L. Watson
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, H. Henderson, L. Kent, M. Laffey, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, L. Murray, B. Reardon, B. Scanlan, G. Vanderfeen, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten
Fitzroy (10.10.70) defeated Footscray (6.16.52).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (6), A. Ruthven (3), D. Hart
Footscray: T. Whitten (2), L. Kent, B. Reardon, B. Scanlan, C. Sutton
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
20,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 16 | 6 | . | 16 | (52) |
| Margin | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 2 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Watson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Vanderfeen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 16 | |||