1954 VFL Round 18: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1954 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 18 of the 1954 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), O. Abrahams, J. Barrett, A. Bench, R. Carr, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, N. Johnstone, T. Ongarello, J. Patterson, K. Ross, L. Smyth, B. Stephen, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner
Fitzroy (14.13.97) defeated Essendon (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (5), J. Gervasoni (4), R. Harvey (2), O. Abrahams, K. Webb, K. Wright
Essendon: J. Gill (4), B. Hutchison (2), J. Jones (2), H. Mitchell (2), S. Booth, J. Harrington, G. Leek
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 55 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||