1954 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1954 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1954 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, J. Gill, B. Gnaden, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, J. McColl, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, K. Peucker, B. Taylor
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), O. Abrahams, J. Barrett, A. Bench, N. Broderick, G. Coates, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, J. MacGregor, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, V. Williams, K. Wright
Essendon (22.13.145) defeated Fitzroy (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (14), S. Booth (3), J. Jones (2), J. Gill, B. Hutchison, H. Mitchell
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (3), D. Furness (2), G. Coates, A. Ruthven
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 11th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 13 | 22 | . | 13 | 22 | . | 13 | (145) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 78 | ESSE by 91 | ESSE by 91 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 14 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Gnaden, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McColl, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harding, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||