1921 VFL Season Round 16: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1921 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round sixteen of the 1921 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Chris Lethbridge captained the hosts. Percy Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Parratt and the visitors were coached by Percy Wilson.

Fitzroy (9.8.62) were defeated by Melbourne (9.9.63).

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 September 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Melbourne
Score: 9.8.62 - 9.9.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 1 4 . 3 5 . 5 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Melbourne 3 . 4 4 . 4 6 . 6 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Margin MELB by 3 MELB by 1 MELB by 7 MELB by 1 MELB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Chris Lethbridge
Coach: Percy Parratt

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Wilson
Coach: Percy Wilson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Elder

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Beitzel, Arnold ? ? 0 ?
19 Carter, Harold ? ? 1 ?
6 Gale, Len ? ? 1 ?
4 Heaney, Tom ? ? 1 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Lugg, Norm ? ? 0 ?
22 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
24 Merrick, Bob ? ? 3 ?
28 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
31 O'Dee, Bert ? ? 0 ?
27 Rattray, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
36 Scales, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
2 Taylor, Bert ? ? 0 ?
15 Williams, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 8

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Allen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
30 Bourke, Pat ? ? 0 ?
22 Bruce, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
28 Farrow, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 3 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
21 House, Jack ? ? 2 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
31 Long, Fred ? ? 0 ?
11 Lord, John ? ? 2 ?
6 Matthews, Herb ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 2 ?
20 Wilson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 9

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