1952 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1952 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 5 of the 1952 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. Peter O'Donohue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.

Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, G. Ashman, K. Blizzard, N. Broderick, V. Chanter, G. Coates, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. Kettle, T. Magee, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, B. Stephen, J. Streader

Hawthorn
Back: N. Black, L. Crane, P. Hancock
Half-back: P. O'Donohue (capt.), J. Douglas, J. Robison
Centre: N. Pearson, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward: F. Wain, P. Cash, R. Simmonds
Forward: C. Philp, T. Allsop, M. Fitchett
Follower: T. Fletcher, J. Kennedy, J. MacDonald
Sub.: G. Edwards, J. Rattray

Fitzroy (6.6.42) defeated Hawthorn (5.11.41).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (5), J. Streader
Hawthorn: P. Cash (2), N. Pearson (2), C. Philp

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 17 May 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 9,500

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Hawthorn
Score: 6.6.42 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 2 3 . 5 5 . 6 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Hawthorn 1 . 3 1 . 5 1 . 9 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin HWTH by 7 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 21 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy), Jack Hale (Hawthorn)
Captains: Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy), Peter O'Donohue (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
12 Ashman, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Blizzard, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
6 Broderick, Neville ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Gaffney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Gervasoni, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
25 Harding, John ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
32 Kettle, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Magee, Tom ? ? 0 ?
31 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 5 ?
32 Roberts, Bob ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 6

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allsop, Tom FF ? 0 ?
22 Black, Norm BPL ? 0 ?
5 Cash, Pat CHF ? 2 ?
1 Crane, Len FB ? 0 ?
30 Douglas, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
26 Edwards, George SUB ? 0 ?
6 Fitchett, Mike FPR ? 0 ?
23 Fletcher, Ted RU ? 0 ?
11 Hancock, Peter BPR ? 0 ?
10 Kennedy, John RU ? 0 ?
21 MacDonald, Jack RO ? 0 ?
14 O'Donohue, Peter (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
3 O'Mahoney, John C ? 0 ?
7 Pearson, Neil WL ? 2 ?
8 Philp, Clive FPL ? 1 ?
9 Rattray, Jim SUB↑ ? 0 ?
12 Robison, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HFFR ? 0 ?
33 Wain, Fred HFFL↓ ? 0 ?
16 Wilkinson, Lance WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 11

J. Rattray replaced F. Wain during the fourth quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy Coach: Allan Ruthven
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
22 N. Black 1 L. Crane 11 P. Hancock













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



14 P. O'Donohue (c) 30 J. Douglas 12 J. Robison













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 N. Pearson 3 J. O'Mahoney 16 L. Wilkinson









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 T. Fletcher 26 G. Edwards
HALF-FORWARD 10 J. Kennedy 9 J. Rattray
33 F. Wain 5 P. Cash 27 R. Simmonds 21 J. MacDonald











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



8 C. Philp 4 T. Allsop 6 M. Fitchett













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale