1911 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1911 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1911 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Vin Coutie captained the hosts.
Harold McLennan captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Geoff Moriarty.
Melbourne
V. Coutie (capt.), B. Allen, H. Brereton, H. Cope, S. Fairbairn, B. Flintoft, F. Harris, B. Henderson, B. Hendrie, B. McKenzie, B. McKeone, W. Naismith, H. Odgers, J. Pearce, J. Robertson, G. St. John, W. Sykes, H. Tomkins
Fitzroy
H. McLennan (capt.), T. Buist, E. Everett, T. Farrell, J. Furness, G. Holden, C. Kiernan, F. Kirkwood, G. Lambert, F. Lamont, B. Marchbank, T. Moloughney, D. Murphy, A. Pattison, J. Porter, B. Rahilly, B. Walker, E. Watson
Melbourne (10.12.72) defeated Fitzroy (11.4.70).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (4), S. Fairbairn (3), H. Brereton, B. Hendrie, H. Tomkins
Fitzroy: J. Porter (5), G. Holden (2), F. Lamont (2), B. Rahilly, E. Watson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1911 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1911
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
7,856
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 4 | (70) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 5 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Geoff Moriarty
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Vin Coutie
(Melbourne),
Harold McLennan
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Boyle
Boundary Umpire:
B. Bremner,
D. Gray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brereton, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cope, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Fairbairn, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Flintoft, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harris, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Henderson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKeone, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Odgers, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| St. John, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buist, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Everett, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Farrell, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Furness, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holden, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lambert, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lamont, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Marchbank, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLennan, Harold (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moloughney, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Murphy, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pattison, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Porter, Jim | ? | ? | 5 | ? | |
| Rahilly, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Watson, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 4 | |||