1952 VFL Season: Fitzroy
Season Team Details
Competition:
1952 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-6, P%: 105.4)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Fred | #1 | 8 | 1 | R01-02, R05, R09-13 |
| Ashman, George | #12 | 4 | 0 | R05-08 |
| Blizzard, Kevin | #9 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Broderick, Neville | #6 | 21 | 1 | R01-19, SF, PF |
| Chanter, Vic | #24 | 20 | 0 | R01-12, R14-19, SF, PF |
| Coates, George | #2 | 19 | 15 | R01-17, SF, PF |
| Davey, Colin | #35 | 3 | 2 | R03-04, R13 |
| Furness, Don | #30 | 12 | 1 | R01-02, R08-09, R13-16, R18-19, SF, PF |
| Gaffney, Jack | #26 | 21 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF |
| Gale, Alan | #33 | 19 | 1 | R01-12, R15-19, SF, PF |
| Gervasoni, Jack | #4 | 21 | 26 | R01-19, SF, PF |
| Goodger, Eddie | #15 | 21 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF |
| Harding, John | #25 | 15 | 2 | R05-14, R17-19, SF, PF |
| Hickey, Joe | #20 | 13 | 8 | R06-09, R12-19, PF |
| Jarvis, Noel | #27 | 19 | 7 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-19, SF, PF |
| Johnstone, Norm | #17 | 19 | 18 | R03-19, SF, PF |
| Kettle, Jim | #32 | 3 | 0 | R03-05 |
| Lourey, Greg | #14 | 2 | 0 | R02, R04 |
| MacGregor, Jack | #14 | 14 | 1 | R08-19, SF, PF |
| Magee, Tom | #3 | 19 | 2 | R01-19 |
| Millington, Ray | #29 | 2 | 0 | R03, R13 |
| Murphy, Joe | #21 | 3 | 0 | R17, R19, SF |
| Ongarello, Tony | #31 | 19 | 50 | R01-11, R14-19, SF, PF |
| Roberts, Bob | #32 | 15 | 0 | R04-16, SF, PF |
| Ross, Ken | #22 | 20 | 2 | R01-04, R06-19, SF, PF |
| Ruthven, Allan | #7 | 19 | 23 | R01-08, R11-19, SF, PF |
| Simpson, Ron | #5 | 2 | 2 | R01-02 |
| Stephen, Bill | #8 | 19 | 0 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-19, SF, PF |
| Streader, Jack | #18 | 21 | 23 | R01-19, SF, PF |
| Tame, Kevin | #11 | 3 | 0 | R17-19 |
| Toohey, Jack | #12 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Vandersluys, Stan | #28 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R13 |
| Watson, Lance | #16 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Williams, Vin | #10 | 3 | 1 | R10, SF, PF |
| Wright, Kevin | #13 | 13 | 0 | R03-04, R06-08, R10-16, R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthven, Allan | 21 | 14 | -0- | 7 | R01-19, SF, PF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Ken Ross | Vic Chanter | Neville Broderick |
| Half-Back: | Jack Gaffney | Eddie Goodger | Bob Roberts |
| Centre: | Tom Magee | Don Furness | Kevin Wright |
| Half-Forward: | Jack Streader | Joe Hickey | Jack Gervasoni |
| Forward: | Norm Johnstone | Tony Ongarello | George Coates |
| Follower: | Alan Gale | Jack MacGregor | Allan Ruthven |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1952 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 9 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 26/04/1952 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 03/05/1952 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 20 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 10/05/1952 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 49 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 17/05/1952 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 31/05/1952 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 31 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 07/06/1952 | Round 7 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 39 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 14/06/1952 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 20 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 21/06/1952 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 5 | Allan Ruthven | unknown |
| 28/06/1952 | Round 10 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 52 | Allan Ruthven | unknown |
| 05/07/1952 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 10 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 12/07/1952 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 18 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 19/07/1952 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 29 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 26/07/1952 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 02/08/1952 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 09/08/1952 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 48 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 16/08/1952 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 36 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 23/08/1952 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 7 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 30/08/1952 | Round 19 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 6 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 06/09/1952 | Semi Final | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 1 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |
| 20/09/1952 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 19 | Allan Ruthven | Allan Ruthven |