1928 VFL Season Round 3: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1928 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round three of the 1928 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Gordon Rattray captained the hosts.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.
Fitzroy (12.12.84) were defeated by Melbourne (17.16.118).
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Fitzroy
Captain: Gordon RattrayCoach: Gordon Rattray
Melbourne
Captain: Ivor Warne-SmithCoach: Ivor Warne-Smith
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hellwig, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hickey, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Johnston, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Kemp, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McKinley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Milne, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Rattray, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Reichman, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ringrose, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Schenk, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Shanahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Vale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wood, Lockie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Barnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 17 | 16 | |||