1920 VFL Season Round 8: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1920 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round eight of the 1920 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the 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 (6.10.46) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.12.108).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 6.10.46 - 16.12.108

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

Melbourne

Captain: George Heinz
Coach: Gerald Brosnan

Fitzroy

Captain: Percy Parratt
Coach: Percy Parratt (caretaker)

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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