1928 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1928 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1928 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, B. Chadwick, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, B. Johnson, B. Latham, T. McConville, G. Ogden, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, F. Vine, H. White, S. Wittman
Fitzroy
A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, D. Coghlan, T. Corrigan, F. Gibson, G. Hellwig, H. Jenkin, T. Meehan, R. Milne, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, D. Ringrose, T. Roberts, J. Shanahan, J. Vale, F. Williams, T. Williams
Melbourne (18.18.126) defeated Fitzroy (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Abernethy (5), B. Johnson (4), T. McConville (4), I. Warne-Smith (4), J. Davidson
Fitzroy: C. Chapman (3), N. Cockram (3), J. Moriarty (3), D. Coghlan, T. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
13,562
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 18 | (126) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | MELB by 29 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 40 | MELB by 47 | MELB by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Barlow
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 39 | Latham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 18 | 18 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Coghlan, Davitt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gibson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hellwig, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Meehan, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Milne, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ringrose, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Tasman | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Shanahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Vale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 13 | |||