1954 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1954 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 6 of the 1954 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), J. Barrett, A. Bench, N. Broderick, G. Coates, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, R. Morgan, T. Ongarello, G. Proudfoot, B. Roberts, B. Stephen, J. Streader, V. Williams, K. Wright
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), J. Brown, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Comben, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. Howell, K. Hunt, J. James, L. Kerr, K. McKaige, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Moran, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, T. Walsh, M. Wenn
Fitzroy (8.10.58) were defeated by Carlton (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (3), J. Harding, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, R. Morgan, T. Ongarello
Carlton: J. Howell (6), M. Wenn (3), G. Burke (2), J. Spencer (2), J. Mills, B. Milroy
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Carlton were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | FITZ by 3 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 20 | CARL by 42 | CARL by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Morgan, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Proudfoot, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 27 | Hunt, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Moran, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Robertson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Stafford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Walsh, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wenn, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | |||