1952 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1952 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1952 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at North Hobart Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
George Bickford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Fitzroy
Back:
K. Ross, V. Chanter, N. Broderick
Half-back:
J. Gaffney, E. Goodger, B. Roberts
Centre:
T. Magee, D. Furness, K. Wright
Half-forward:
J. Streader, J. Hickey, J. Gervasoni
Forward:
N. Johnstone, T. Ongarello, G. Coates
Follower:
A. Gale, J. MacGregor, A. Ruthven (capt.)
Sub.:
G. Ashman, J. Harding
Melbourne
Back:
S. Spencer, L. Arnold, M. Woods
Half-back:
N. McMahen, T. McLean, B. Johnston
Centre:
E. Jackson, G. Bickford (capt.), I. McLean
Half-forward:
N. Clarke, G. McGivern, J. Beckwith
Forward:
B. McKenzie, B. Smeaton, M. Orr
Follower:
K. Christie, J. Ferguson, K. Albiston
Sub.:
J. Thomson, J. Wilson
Fitzroy (13.12.90) defeated Melbourne (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (7), J. Streader (3), N. Johnstone, T. Magee, A. Ruthven
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (4), G. McGivern (2), J. Beckwith, N. Clarke, E. Jackson, M. Orr
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 June 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
North Hobart Oval
Attendance:
18,387
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 20 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
George Bickford
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Boundary Umpire:
B. Hogan,
J. Lee
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 12 | Ashman, George | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Ongarello, Tony | FF | ? | 7 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | HFFL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | WR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | |||
J. Harding replaced K. Wright during the third quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 6 | Albiston, Ken | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnston, Bob | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | FPL | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Orr, Max | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Smeaton, Bill | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Wilson, Jim | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 12 | S. Spencer | 29 | L. Arnold | 37 | M. Woods | 33 | A. Gale | 12 | G. Ashman | ||||||
| 2 | G. Coates | 31 | T. Ongarello | 17 | N. Johnstone | 14 | J. MacGregor | 25 | J. Harding | ||||||
| FORWARD | 7 | A. Ruthven (c) |
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| 35 | N. McMahen | 20 | T. McLean | 14 | B. Johnston |
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| 4 | J. Gervasoni | 20 | J. Hickey | 18 | J. Streader |
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| 7 | E. Jackson | 16 | G. Bickford (c) | 5 | I. McLean |
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| 13 | K. Wright | 30 | D. Furness | 3 | T. Magee | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 22 | J. Ferguson | 11 | J. Wilson | |||||||||||
| 26 | N. Clarke | 17 | G. McGivern | 30 | J. Beckwith | 6 | K. Albiston |
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| 32 | B. Roberts | 15 | E. Goodger | 26 | J. Gaffney |
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| 2 | B. McKenzie | 28 | B. Smeaton | 9 | M. Orr |
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| 6 | N. Broderick | 24 | V. Chanter | 22 | K. Ross |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Norm Smith | ||||||||||||||