1954 VFL Round 14: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1954 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1954 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
North Melbourne
A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, N. Doolan, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, R. Files, M. Grambeau, R. Grant, L. Icke, P. Johnson, I. Jones, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, L. Templar
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), J. Barrett, N. Broderick, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Ongarello, J. Patterson, L. Smyth, B. Stephen, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
North Melbourne (8.19.67) defeated Fitzroy (8.6.54).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: M. Grambeau (3), V. Lawrence (2), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (4), K. Wright (2), N. Johnstone, K. Webb
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
8.19.67 - 8.6.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 19 | 8 | . | 19 | (67) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Margin | NMLB by 24 | FITZ by 3 | NMLB by 19 | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Files, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Grant, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Jones, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 19 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 6 | |||