1951 VFL Round 14: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1951 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1951 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, R. Dunn, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, G. Lourey, B. Roberts, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, R. Simpson
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, N. Clarke, G. Collins, E. Jackson, R. Lane, C. Love, G. Mason, G. McGivern, K. McKaige, B. McKenzie, T. McLean, N. McMahen, G. O'Keeffe, K. Robinson, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, K. Webb, M. Woods
Fitzroy (8.21.69) defeated Melbourne (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (4), D. Hart, N. Johnstone, K. Ross, R. Simpson
Melbourne: S. Spencer (2), K. Webb (2), B. McKenzie, J. Thomson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 21 | 8 | . | 21 | (69) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lourey, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 21 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Love, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mason, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | O'Keeffe, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Webb, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 9 | |||