1926 VFL Season Round 11: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1926 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round eleven of the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG. Bert Chadwick captained the hosts. Bill Adams captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Melbourne (14.15.99) defeated Fitzroy (8.12.60).

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 10 July 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 11,651

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 14.15.99 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 2 4 . 5 9 . 8 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Fitzroy 3 . 1 4 . 5 6 . 6 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin MELB by 1 level MELB by 20 MELB by 39 MELB by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Bert Chadwick
Coach: Bert Chadwick

Fitzroy

Captain: Bill Adams
Coach: Vic Belcher

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Wilkinson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
24 Davie, Harry ? ? 2 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 4 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
5 Green, Ossie ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 2 ?
22 Moyes, Harry ? ? 3 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
3 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 1 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 15

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
33 Anderson, Doug ? ? 0 ?
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 3 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 2 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 1 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
25 Fitzgerald, John ? ? 0 ?
17 Gordon, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
28 Kemp, Cyril ? ? 1 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Ryan, Ed ? ? 0 ?
23 Wood, Lockie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 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