1952 VFL Season Round 5: Fitzroy v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1952 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round five of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (6.6.42) defeated Hawthorn (5.11.41).

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Allan Ruthven
Coach: Allan Ruthven

Hawthorn

Captain: Peter O'Donohue
Coach: Jack Hale

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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