1952 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1952 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 7 of the 1952 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. Keith Drinan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Col Williamson.

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

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), D. Bland, N. Bloom, H. Bray, B. Cameron, I. Davidson, A. Greenshields, B. Lundgren, J. McDonald, T. McNeil, T. Meehan, M. Mitchinson, M. Mollar, K. Mulhall, D. Nisbet, B. Phillips, J. Solomon, A. Squire, J. Wandin, B. Woinarski

Fitzroy (8.15.63) defeated St Kilda (3.6.24).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (3), J. Gervasoni (2), G. Coates, N. Johnstone, A. Ruthven
St Kilda: K. Mulhall (2), A. Squire

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 7 June 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 10,300

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. St Kilda
Score: 8.15.63 - 3.6.24

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 2 4 . 6 5 . 8 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
St Kilda 0 . 1 0 . 2 2 . 4 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Margin FITZ by 7 FITZ by 28 FITZ by 22 FITZ by 39 FITZ by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy), Col Williamson (St Kilda)
Captains: Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy), Keith Drinan (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

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

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bland, Dave ? ? 0 ?
10 Bloom, Nick ? ? 0 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
11 Cameron, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Davidson, Irving ? ? 0 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Greenshields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
3 Lundgren, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 McNeil, Tom ? ? 0 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
24 Mitchinson, Max ? ? 0 ?
29 Mollar, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 2 ?
6 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
16 Solomon, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 1 ?
27 Wandin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Woinarski, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 3 6

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