1951 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1951 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1951 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, J. Barrett, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, B. Connolly, R. Egan, J. Gallagher, H. Henderson, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, R. Richards, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten, B. Wood
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, R. Dunn, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, G. Lourey, T. Magee, B. Roberts, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen
Footscray (4.6.30) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Footscray: D. Bryden, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (3), D. Hart (2), G. Coates, J. Gervasoni, T. Magee
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | (30) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 27 | FITZ by 27 | FITZ by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Connolly, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 6 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lourey, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||