1952 VFL Round 19: St Kilda v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1952 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 19 of the 1952 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval. Keith Drinan captained the hosts. Allan Ruthven captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Col Williamson and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.

St Kilda
K. Drinan (capt.), R. Banfield, H. Bray, W. Dicks, A. Greenshields, J. Hartigan, G. Hibbins, R. Houston, J. McDonald, B. McLennan, T. Meehan, K. Mulhall, B. Phillips, N. Roberts, J. Ross, R. Slate, I. Smith, A. Squire, J. Wandin, B. Watt

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, J. Murphy, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, K. Tame

St Kilda (10.12.72) defeated Fitzroy (8.18.66).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: N. Roberts (3), J. Ross (3), J. McDonald (2), W. Dicks, B. Watt
Fitzroy: N. Johnstone (2), A. Ruthven (2), N. Jarvis, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, J. Streader

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: St Kilda v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 30 August 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Fitzroy
Score: 10.12.72 - 8.18.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 3 5 . 5 8 . 8 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Fitzroy 1 . 1 3 . 11 4 . 12 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
Margin STKL by 14 STKL by 6 STKL by 20 STKL by 6 STKL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Banfield, Ron ? ? 0 ?
12 Bray, Harold ? ? 0 ?
1 Dicks, William ? ? 1 ?
25 Drinan, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Greenshields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
18 Hartigan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
34 Hibbins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
11 Houston, Ray ? ? 0 ?
2 McDonald, Jack ? ? 2 ?
31 McLennan, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
21 Meehan, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Mulhall, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Phillips, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
33 Roberts, Neil ? ? 3 ?
20 Ross, Jim ? ? 3 ?
9 Slate, Rodney ? ? 0 ?
28 Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
7 Squire, Alan ? ? 0 ?
27 Wandin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
30 Watt, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 12

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 ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
25 Harding, John ? ? 0 ?
20 Hickey, Joe ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 1 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 2 ?
14 MacGregor, Jack ? ? 1 ?
3 Magee, Tom ? ? 1 ?
21 Murphy, Joe ? ? 0 ?
31 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 2 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 1 ?
11 Tame, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 18

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