1952 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1952 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1952 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Denis Cordner captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, G. Collins, J. Ferguson, E. Jackson, H. Lack, R. Lane, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, T. McLean, N. McMahen, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, J. Wilson
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, N. Broderick, V. Chanter, G. Coates, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, K. Wright
Melbourne (11.7.73) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.17.83).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (3), J. Wilson (3), N. Clarke (2), K. Albiston, G. McGivern, J. Thomson
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (3), J. Gervasoni (2), N. Johnstone (2), T. Ongarello (2), G. Coates, J. Streader
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 5 July 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,089
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | level | MELB by 5 | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Blumfield
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Collins, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lack, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Wilson, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | |||