1909 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1909 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1909 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Jim Sharp captained the hosts. Bernie Nolan captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Alec Hall.

Fitzroy
J. Sharp (capt.), B. Bailes, J. Cooper, B. Dick, B. Dinsmore, A. Ferguson, G. Holden, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, G. McWilliam, L. Millis, C. Morrison, W. Naismith, A. Newbound, P. Parratt, B. Payne, G. Pyke, B. Walker

Melbourne
B. Nolan (capt.), H. Brereton, H. Cope, V. Coutie, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Flintoft, F. Harris, F. Hewitt, J. Hodgkins, L. Irwin, T. Leach, P. Mills, B. Monk, L. Norman, J. Pearce, H. Purse, J. Robertson, J. Smith

Fitzroy (5.12.42) were defeated by Melbourne (8.7.55).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Newbound (2), W. Johnson, L. Millis, G. Pyke
Melbourne: V. Coutie (3), L. Norman (3), H. Brereton, T. Leach

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 June 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Melbourne
Score: 5.12.42 - 8.7.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 3 3 . 6 3 . 9 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Melbourne 1 . 2 4 . 3 4 . 3 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Margin FITZ by 13 MELB by 3 level MELB by 13 MELB by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), Alec Hall (Melbourne)
Captains: Jim Sharp (Fitzroy), Bernie Nolan (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Boundary Umpire: F. Ayles, W. Connor

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailes, Barclay ? ? 0 ?
Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Dick, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Dinsmore, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Ferguson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Wally ? ? 1 ?
Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
McWilliam, George ? ? 0 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 1 ?
Morrison, Clive ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Newbound, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
Parratt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Payne, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Pyke, George ? ? 1 ?
Sharp, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 12

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Brereton, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Cope, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 3 ?
Fitzpatrick, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Flintoft, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Harris, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Hewitt, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Hodgkins, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Irwin, Les ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Ted ? ? 1 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Nolan, Bernie (c) ? ? 0 ?
Norman, Len ? ? 3 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Robertson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 7

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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 ?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
3.3.21 - 1.2.8 ??:??
Q2 3.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
3.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
3.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
3.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
3.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
3.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
3.6.24 - 4.3.27 ??:??
Q3 FITZ unknown behind 3.7.25 - 4.3.27 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 3.8.26 - 4.3.27 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 3.9.27 - 4.3.27 ??:??
Q4 ?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
?.?.? - ?.?.? ??:??
5.12.42 - 8.7.55 ??:??