1913 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1913 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1913 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Alf George captained the hosts.
Bill Walker captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alec Hall and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.
Melbourne
A. George (capt.), B. Allen, C. Armstrong, C. Brady, P. Ellingsen, J. Evans, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Hendrie, C. Lilley, F. Lugton, B. McKenzie, A. Millhouse, B. Monk, J. Pearce, J. Robertson, H. Tomkins, J. Watt, T. Wellington
Fitzroy
B. Walker (capt.), F. Bamford, J. Cooper, J. Freake, A. Harrison, P. Heron, G. Holden, W. Johnson, B. Lenne, J. McArthur, T. McDonald, H. McLennan, C. Norris, P. Parratt, G. Shaw, T. Strownix, C. Wells, T. Willoughby
Melbourne (4.7.31) were defeated by Fitzroy (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Brady, A. George, B. Hendrie, J. Robertson
Fitzroy: J. Freake (4), P. Heron, W. Johnson, T. Willoughby
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1913 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1913
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
8,770
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | (31) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alec Hall
(Melbourne),
Percy Parratt
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Alf George
(Melbourne),
Bill Walker
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Lane
Goal Umpire:
S. Chapman,
W. Little
Boundary Umpire:
J. Kennedy,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Armstrong, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brady, Campbell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Ellingsen, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Fitzpatrick, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | George, Alf (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hendrie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Lugton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Millhouse, Algy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Monk, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Robertson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wellington, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 7 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Harrison, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Heron, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McArthur, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLennan, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Strownix, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Walker, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wells, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Willoughby, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 11 | |||