1951 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1951 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1951 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Brooker, K. Dynon, J. Edwards, R. Fletcher, F. Jeeves, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, O. Skalberg, J. Spencer, C. Thornton
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Dunn, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, G. Lourey, T. Magee, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, R. Simpson, B. Stephen
North Melbourne (11.15.81) defeated Fitzroy (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (4), T. Robb (2), C. Thornton (2), B. Brooker, F. Jeeves, J. Reeves
Fitzroy: E. Hart (7), G. Coates
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
11.15.81 - 8.13.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 7 | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 20 | NMLB by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Les Foote
(North Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Fletcher, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Skalberg, Oscar | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Dunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lourey, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | |||