1954 VFL Round 8: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1954 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1954 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, J. Nuttall, A. Outen, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Trusler, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), O. Abrahams, J. Barrett, A. Bench, N. Broderick, G. Coates, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, K. Ross, B. Stephen, R. Vernon, V. Williams, K. Wright
Footscray (13.9.87) defeated Fitzroy (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (5), D. Ross (3), P. Box, H. Stevens, C. Sutton, A. Trusler, A. Warren
Fitzroy: K. Ross (2), R. Vernon (2), O. Abrahams, G. Coates, J. Gervasoni, N. Johnstone, T. Ongarello, A. Ruthven
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | FOOT by 14 | FITZ by 10 | FOOT by 39 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rowe
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | |||