1951 VFL Season Round 4: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1951 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round four of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (10.10.70) defeated Footscray (6.16.52).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 10.10.70 - 6.16.52

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Allan Ruthven
Coach: Norm Smith

Footscray

Captain: Charlie Sutton
Coach: Charlie Sutton

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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