1952 VFL Round 9: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1952 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1952 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, F. Aked, J. Barrett, S. Beal, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, H. Henderson, J. King, A. Martin, E. Phillips, D. Reynolds, A. Rogers, D. Ross, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, T. Whitten
Fitzroy
F. Anderson, N. Broderick, V. Chanter, G. Coates, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, J. Hickey, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader
Footscray (6.9.45) were defeated by Fitzroy (7.8.50).
Goalkickers
Footscray: E. Phillips (2), T. Whitten (2), J. Collins, A. Rogers
Fitzroy: G. Coates, D. Furness, J. Gervasoni, N. Johnstone, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, J. Streader
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 21 June 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
14,085
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Margin | FITZ by 8 | FOOT by 7 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Wright
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Beal, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Phillips, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rogers, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||