1920 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1920 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1920 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
George Heinz captained the hosts.
Percy Parratt captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gerald Brosnan and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.
Melbourne
G. Heinz (capt.), B. Allen, M. Anthony, B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, A. Farrow, A. Gray, H. Harker, J. House, J. Huntington, C. Lilley, L. Little, H. Matthews, H. Odgers, V. Rowe, H. Tampling, E. Tonkin, G. Walker
Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), J. Atkinson, A. Boyce, J. Carter, C. Fergie, G. Gough, H. Jenkin, C. Keller, B. Lenne, B. McGilvray, D. McGrath, B. Merrick, R. Millen, S. Molan, G. Rattray, C. Sherry, B. Taylor, L. Wigraft
Melbourne (6.10.46) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Harker (5), J. Huntington
Fitzroy: B. Merrick (9), A. Boyce (2), S. Molan (2), P. Parratt (2), C. Fergie
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1920 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1920
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
11,235
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 59 | FITZ by 67 | FITZ by 62 | FITZ by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gerald Brosnan
(Melbourne),
Percy Parratt
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
George Heinz
(Melbourne),
Percy Parratt
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Anthony, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Farrow, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gray, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Harker, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | House, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Huntington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Little, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Matthews, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Odgers, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rowe, Vern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Tampling, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Tonkin, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walker, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Boyce, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Carter, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fergie, Clive | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gough, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keller, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McGilvray, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Merrick, Bob | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Molan, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Parratt, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rattray, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sherry, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 12 | |||