1954 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1954 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1954 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Geoff Collins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), O. Abrahams, J. Barrett, A. Bench, J. Chapman, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, N. Johnstone, T. Ongarello, K. Ross, L. Smyth, E. Tucker, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, L. Arnold, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, L. Mithen, S. Spencer, D. Williams
Fitzroy (8.11.59) defeated Melbourne (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (3), J. Gervasoni (3), A. Ruthven, L. Smyth
Melbourne: S. Spencer (3), B. Johnson, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 32 | Tucker, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||