1919 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1919 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1919 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne.
Roy Laing captained the hosts.
Wally Johnson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Ted Melling.
Essendon
R. Laing (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, J. Collins, B. Day, B. Donald, C. Donaldson, B. Drinkwater, H. Dussell, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Laidlaw, P. Martyn, F. McDonald, P. Ogden, P. Robertson, J. Sullivan, S. Sutherland, D. Walsh
Fitzroy
W. Johnson (capt.), C. Fergie, J. Freake, T. Heaney, H. Jenkin, F. Keays, C. Keller, B. King, C. Lethbridge, R. Millen, S. Molan, F. Moore, B. O'Dee, G. Rattray, G. Shaw, C. Sherry, J. Shortill, L. Wigraft
Essendon (9.13.67) defeated Fitzroy (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Baring (3), P. Ogden (2), D. Walsh (2), F. McDonald, S. Sutherland
Fitzroy: J. Freake (4), F. Moore (2), G. Rattray, G. Shaw
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1919 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 July 1919
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | FITZ by 2 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Ted Melling
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Roy Laing
(Essendon),
Wally Johnson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Collins, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Donald, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinkwater, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dussell, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McDonald, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Robertson, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sutherland, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fergie, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Keays, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keller, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | King, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Molan, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | O'Dee, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rattray, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Sherry, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Shortill, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 8 | |||