1951 VFL Season 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 eighteen of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (11.15.81) defeated Fitzroy (8.13.61).
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
North Melbourne
Captain: Les FooteCoach: Wally Carter
Fitzroy
Captain: Allan RuthvenCoach: Norm Smith
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 | |||