1954 VFL Season Round 15: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1954 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round fifteen of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (8.11.59) defeated Melbourne (6.12.48).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 8.11.59 - 6.12.48

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Allan Ruthven
Coach: Allan Ruthven

Melbourne

Captain: Geoff Collins
Coach: Norm Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s