1951 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1951 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 10 of the 1951 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval. Peter O'Donohue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Fitzroy
F. Anderson, N. Carroll, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, D. Furness, A. Gale, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, T. Magee, B. Roberts, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys, L. Watson

Hawthorn
Back: J. McLeod, J. Robison, T. Fletcher
Half-back: N. Black, V. McKinnon, P. O'Donohue (capt.)
Centre: L. Bohan, M. Fitchett, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: G. Bowman, P. Hancock, L. Crane
Forward: G. Anderson, P. Cash, J. MacDonald
Follower: G. Edwards, J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.: A. Le Nepveu, J. Rattray

Fitzroy (10.14.74) were defeated by Hawthorn (11.9.75).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (4), F. Anderson (2), G. Coates (2), D. Furness, D. Hart
Hawthorn: G. Edwards (3), J. MacDonald (3), G. Anderson (2), R. Simmonds (2), P. Cash

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 7 July 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 8,500

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Hawthorn
Score: 10.14.74 - 11.9.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 7 8 . 8 10 . 10 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Hawthorn 2 . 1 5 . 2 8 . 6 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Margin FITZ by 6 FITZ by 24 FITZ by 16 HWTH by 1 HWTH by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Fitzroy), Bob McCaskill (Hawthorn)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Peter O'Donohue (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Fred ? ? 2 ?
19 Carroll, Noel ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 2 ?
13 Donnellan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 1 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
10 Hart, Don ? ? 1 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 4 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
3 Magee, Tom ? ? 0 ?
32 Roberts, Bob ? ? 0 ?
5 Simpson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Toohey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Watson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 14

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Anderson, Gordon FPL ? 2 ?
22 Black, Norm HBFL ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Leo WL ? 0 ?
30 Bowman, Gordon HFFL ? 0 ?
33 Cash, Pat FF ? 1 ?
31 Crane, Len HFFR ? 0 ?
26 Edwards, George RU ? 3 ?
32 Fitchett, Mike C ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted BPR ? 0 ?
11 Hancock, Peter CHF ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 0 ?
19 Le Nepveu, Allan SUB↑ ? 0 ?
34 MacDonald, Jack FPR ? 3 ?
20 McKinnon, Vic CHB ? 0 ?
5 McLeod, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter (c) HBFR ? 0 ?
9 Rattray, Jim SUB ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim FB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy RO ? 2 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR↓ ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 9

A. Le Nepveu replaced L. Wilkinson during the fourth quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy Coach: Norm Smith
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
5 J. McLeod 12 J. Robison 23 T. Fletcher













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



22 N. Black 20 V. McKinnon 14 P. O'Donohue (c)













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



15 L. Bohan 32 M. Fitchett 16 L. Wilkinson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 26 G. Edwards 19 A. Le Nepveu
HALF-FORWARD 10 J. Kennedy 9 J. Rattray
30 G. Bowman 11 P. Hancock 31 L. Crane 27 R. Simmonds











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



6 G. Anderson 33 P. Cash 34 J. MacDonald













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bob McCaskill