1951 VFL Season Round 7: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1951 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round seven of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. Les Foote captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Fitzroy (6.15.51) were defeated by North Melbourne (12.12.84).

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Monday 11 June 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by North Melbourne
Score: 6.15.51 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 4 5 . 6 6 . 10 6 . 15 6 . 15 (51)
North Melbourne 6 . 5 8 . 7 8 . 10 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin NMLB by 25 NMLB by 19 NMLB by 12 NMLB by 33 NMLB by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Allan Ruthven
Coach: Norm Smith

North Melbourne

Captain: Les Foote
Coach: Wally Carter

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

H. Beitzel

Boundary Umpires

W. Treloar

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bickley, Ron ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 0 ?
13 Donnellan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Gervasoni, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Hart, Don ? ? 2 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 2 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
9 Kennedy, Dick ? ? 0 ?
14 Lourey, Greg ? ? 0 ?
3 Magee, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 2 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Toohey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Watson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 15

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Bahen, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
34 Fletcher, Ron ? ? 0 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 2 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Jeeves, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 1 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 4 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Robb, Tim ? ? 4 ?
8 Smith, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 0 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 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