1909 VFL Season Round 17: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1909 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round seventeen of the 1909 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG. Vin Coutie captained the hosts. Jim Sharp captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Hall.

Melbourne (9.7.61) defeated Fitzroy (4.7.31).

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 28 August 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 6,425

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 9.7.61 - 4.7.31

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 4 4 . 5 5 . 5 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Fitzroy 1 . 2 3 . 3 3 . 7 4 . 7 4 . 7 (31)
Margin MELB by 2 MELB by 8 MELB by 10 MELB by 30 MELB by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Vin Coutie
Coach: Alec Hall

Fitzroy

Captain: Jim Sharp

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

R. Bain

Boundary Umpires

G. Hastings
A. Kenny

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Beswicke, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Brereton, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Cope, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin (c) ? ? 0 ?
Fitzpatrick, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Flintoft, Bill ? ? 3 ?
Hewitt, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Hodgkins, Joe ? ? 2 ?
Jones, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Ted ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Monk, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
Pearce, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Robertson, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Strong, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sykes, Wally ? ? 1 ?
Woods, George ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 7

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Briggs, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Dick, Billy ? ? 1 ?
Ferguson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Wally ? ? 1 ?
Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
Lynch, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McLennan, Harold ? ? 1 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 0 ?
Milne, Herbert ? ? 1 ?
Morrison, Clive ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Parratt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Payne, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Sheehan, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Taylor, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 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