1926 VFL Round 4: St Kilda v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1926 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1926 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts.
Bill Adams captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
St Kilda
B. Cubbins (capt.), V. Arthur, R. Bence, B. Carr, J. Fidler, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, S. Hepburn, H. Kuhl, J. Lord, G. Lucas, H. Mason, H. Matthews, L. May, F. Phillips, T. Roberts, A. Scott, J. Shelton
Fitzroy
B. Adams (capt.), B. Allen, A. Batchelor, B. Carey, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, G. Collins, T. Corrigan, E. Elliott, G. Gordon, G. Hellwig, T. Hickey, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, B. Merrick, J. Moriarty, V. Truman, L. Wigraft
St Kilda (9.8.62) defeated Fitzroy (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Shelton (5), B. Cubbins (2), L. May, F. Phillips
Fitzroy: B. Merrick (2), J. Moriarty (2), B. Carey, G. McCracken, L. Wigraft
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | STKL by 13 | STKL by 16 | STKL by 10 | STKL by 11 | STKL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Clark
(St Kilda),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Cubbins
(St Kilda),
Bill Adams
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Lewis
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Arthur, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Carr, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Fidler, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gunnyon, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hepburn, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Kuhl, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Lucas, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | May, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Scott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Shelton, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 8 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Adams, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Allen, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Carey, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gordon, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hellwig, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hickey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Merrick, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Truman, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 9 | |||