1915 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1915 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1915 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Jack McKenzie captained the hosts. Percy Parratt captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.

Melbourne
J. McKenzie (capt.), B. Allen, J. Baquie, J. Brake, H. Brereton, T. Collins, J. Doubleday, J. Evans, A. George, R. Gibb, A. Gray, J. Hassett, J. Huntington, L. Incigneri, C. Lilley, B. McKenzie, R. Park, G. Walker

Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), P. Abbott, F. Bamford, T. Buist, J. Cooper, J. Freake, T. Heaney, G. Holden, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, C. Lethbridge, H. McLennan, R. Millen, C. Norris, G. Pattison, G. Shaw, B. Stone, J. Toohey

Melbourne (12.13.85) defeated Fitzroy (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Brereton (5), R. Park (4), B. Allen, J. Baquie, T. Collins
Fitzroy: J. Toohey (4), T. Buist (2), J. Freake (2), G. Shaw, B. Stone

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 3 July 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 11,745

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 12.13.85 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 3 8 . 7 9 . 12 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Fitzroy 3 . 4 5 . 7 7 . 8 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin MELB by 5 MELB by 18 MELB by 16 MELB by 12 MELB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack McKenzie (Melbourne), Percy Parratt (Fitzroy)
Captains: Jack McKenzie (Melbourne), Percy Parratt (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Wickham
Goal Umpire: W. Lindsey, F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire: S. Campton, R. Treloar

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Allen, Bill ? ? 1 ?
11 Baquie, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Brake, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Brereton, Harry ? ? 5 ?
4 Collins, Tim ? ? 1 ?
27 Doubleday, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 George, Alf ? ? 0 ?
19 Gibb, Reg ? ? 0 ?
14 Gray, Alec ? ? 0 ?
1 Hassett, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
28 Huntington, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Incigneri, Len ? ? 0 ?
6 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 McKenzie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 McKenzie, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Park, Roy ? ? 4 ?
20 Walker, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 13

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Buist, Teddy ? ? 2 ?
5 Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 2 ?
21 Heaney, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
7 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Pattison, George ? ? 0 ?
17 Shaw, George ? ? 1 ?
2 Stone, Bill ? ? 1 ?
3 Toohey, Jim ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 13

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