1919 VFL Season Round 7: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1919 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round seven of the 1919 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the 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 (6.6.42) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.12.78).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 6.6.42 - 11.12.78

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

Melbourne

Captain: George Heinz
Coach: George Heinz

Fitzroy

Captain: Wally Johnson
Coach: George Holden

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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