1926 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1926 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1926 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Bill Adams captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Gerry Donnelly.

Fitzroy
B. Adams (capt.), L. Brown, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, T. Corrigan, F. Costigan, A. Dickens, G. Gordon, A. Hayes, G. Hellwig, H. Jenkin, C. Kemp, G. McCracken, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, J. O'Rourke, V. Truman, L. Wood

North Melbourne
G. Bolt, G. Britt, C. Cameron, R. Day, L. Dwyer, J. Eudey, J. Gregory, C. Healy, A. Lambe, D. Lindsay, C. Linton, J. Lock, J. Lovett, F. Metcalf, C. Nolan, B. Russ, T. Trevaskis, D. Walsh

Fitzroy (17.18.120) defeated North Melbourne (13.7.85).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Hellwig (5), A. Dickens (4), C. Chapman (2), J. O'Rourke (2), B. Adams, T. Corrigan, F. Costigan, J. Moriarty
North Melbourne: F. Metcalf (4), R. Day (2), D. Lindsay (2), J. Lovett (2), G. Britt, C. Cameron, C. Healy

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 September 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. North Melbourne
Score: 17.18.120 - 13.7.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 6 . 9 9 . 12 14 . 17 17 . 18 17 . 18 (120)
North Melbourne 2 . 0 6 . 2 9 . 6 13 . 7 13 . 7 (85)
Margin FITZ by 33 FITZ by 28 FITZ by 41 FITZ by 35 FITZ by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Vic Belcher (Fitzroy), Gerry Donnelly (North Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Adams (Fitzroy), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Holden

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
16 Brown, Luke ? ? 0 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 2 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
8 Costigan, Frank ? ? 1 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 4 ?
17 Gordon, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Hayes, Alf ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
28 Kemp, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 2 ?
7 Truman, Vic ? ? 0 ?
23 Wood, Lockie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 17 18

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Bolt, George ? ? 0 ?
13 Britt, Gerry ? ? 1 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
24 Day, Roy ? ? 2 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Eudey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
4 Lindsay, Duncan ? ? 2 ?
11 Linton, Curly ? ? 0 ?
10 Lock, Jacky ? ? 0 ?
16 Lovett, Joe ? ? 2 ?
14 Metcalf, Fred ? ? 4 ?
23 Nolan, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 7

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