1919 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1919 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1919 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
George Heinz captained the hosts.
Wally Johnson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by George Heinz and the visitors were coached by George Holden.
Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), B. Allen, J. Baquie, J. Connole, A. Gray, C. Hall, J. House, J. Huntington, S. Huntington, C. Kenney, C. Lilley, B. Love, P. Love, H. Matthews, L. Nichols, B. Shelton, E. Tonkin, G. Walker
Fitzroy
W. Johnson (capt.), J. Atkinson, J. Freake, H. Jenkin, C. Keller, B. King, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, B. Merrick, R. Millen, S. Molan, F. Moore, G. Muir, G. Rattray, G. Shaw, C. Sherry, J. Shortill, L. Wigraft
Melbourne (6.6.42) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Heinz (3), B. Allen, S. Huntington, C. Kenney
Fitzroy: B. Merrick (8), J. Freake, T. Lowrie, G. Muir
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1919 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 14 June 1919
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
4,085
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 21 | FITZ by 35 | FITZ by 36 | FITZ by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
George Heinz
(Melbourne),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
George Heinz
(Melbourne),
Wally Johnson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Elliott
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Baquie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Connole, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hall, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | House, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Huntington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Huntington, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Kenney, Con | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Love, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Love, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Matthews, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Nichols, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shelton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Tonkin, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Walker, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 6 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keller, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | King, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Merrick, Bob | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Molan, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Muir, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rattray, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sherry, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Shortill, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 12 | |||