1951 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1951 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 12 of the 1951 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Fred Green.

Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Dunn, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, G. Lourey, B. Roberts, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys, L. Watson

St Kilda
P. Bennett, D. Bland, N. Bloom, H. Bray, J. Coffey, J. Evans, J. Fitzgerald, F. Green, A. Greenshields, T. Meehan, M. Mollar, D. Nisbet, A. Olle, B. Phillips, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, A. Squire, F. Sutherland, B. Wilkie, B. Woinarski

Fitzroy (11.10.76) defeated St Kilda (4.16.40).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (5), D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, B. Roberts, A. Ruthven, L. Watson
St Kilda: P. Bennett, K. Rosewarne, J. Ross, B. Woinarski

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 21 July 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. St Kilda
Score: 11.10.76 - 4.16.40

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 7 6 . 7 11 . 9 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
St Kilda 0 . 1 3 . 7 3 . 7 4 . 16 4 . 16 (40)
Margin FITZ by 24 FITZ by 18 FITZ by 50 FITZ by 36 FITZ by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Fitzroy), Fred Green (St Kilda)
Captains: Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Roach

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 0 ?
29 Dunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 1 ?
26 Gaffney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 1 ?
4 Gervasoni, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
10 Hart, Don ? ? 0 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 5 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
14 Lourey, Greg ? ? 0 ?
32 Roberts, Bob ? ? 1 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 1 ?
29 Toohey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Vandersluys, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Watson, Lance ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 10

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, Peter ? ? 1 ?
19 Bland, Dave ? ? 0 ?
36 Bloom, Nick ? ? 0 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
14 Coffey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Green, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Greenshields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
6 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
22 Olle, Alan ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Rosewarne, Keith ? ? 1 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 1 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
3 Sutherland, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Wilkie, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 Woinarski, Brian ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 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