1954 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1954 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1954 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Geoff Collins captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, G. Case, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, T. Magee, P. Marquis, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, S. Spencer, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), A. Bench, N. Broderick, K. Chambers, G. Coates, C. Davey, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, R. Morgan, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, B. Roberts, K. Ross, B. Stephen, V. Williams, K. Wright
Melbourne (14.12.96) defeated Fitzroy (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. McKenzie (5), D. Cordner (3), S. Spencer (2), F. Adams, N. Clarke, R. Lane, T. Magee
Fitzroy: G. Knight (4), J. Gervasoni, N. Johnstone, T. Ongarello
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
17,424
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | MELB by 15 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 42 | MELB by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Chambers, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Morgan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||