1952 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1952 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 18 of the 1952 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. Gordon Lane captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Gordon Lane.

Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), N. Broderick, V. Chanter, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, J. Hickey, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, K. Tame, K. Wright

South Melbourne
G. Lane (capt.), F. Brew, K. Browning, J. Dorgan, J. Eichhorn, J. Garrick, B. Giles, I. Gillett, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, K. Hilet, E. Lane, B. Murray, B. Nolan, R. Paez, J. Patterson, H. Rosewarne, T. Ryan, K. Schaefer, D. Scott

Fitzroy (9.10.64) defeated South Melbourne (7.15.57).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (5), J. Gervasoni (2), A. Ruthven, J. Streader
South Melbourne: B. Nolan (2), F. Brew, J. Eichhorn, I. Gillett, B. Gunn, B. Murray

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 23 August 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 29,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 9.10.64 - 7.15.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 3 4 . 4 7 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
South Melbourne 3 . 2 5 . 10 6 . 12 7 . 15 7 . 15 (57)
Margin FITZ by 1 SMLB by 12 FITZ by 3 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy), Gordon Lane (South Melbourne)
Captains: Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy), Gordon Lane (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Broderick, Neville ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
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 ? ? 0 ?
14 MacGregor, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Magee, Tom ? ? 0 ?
31 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 5 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 1 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 1 ?
11 Tame, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
13 Wright, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 10

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Brew, Frank ? ? 1 ?
26 Browning, Keith ? ? 0 ?
11 Dorgan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Eichhorn, Jack ? ? 1 ?
29 Garrick, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Giles, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Gillett, Ian ? ? 1 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 0 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 1 ?
16 Hilet, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
27 Lane, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
1 Lane, Gordon (c) ? ? 0 ?
38 Murray, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
39 Nolan, Bill ? ? 2 ?
15 Paez, Ron ? ? 0 ?
25 Patterson, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
33 Rosewarne, Harold ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
34 Scott, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 15

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