1929 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1929 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1929 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. The hosts were coached by Jim Freake and the visitors were coached by Charlie Tyson.

Fitzroy
A. Batchelor, J. Buckley, J. Cashman, P. Ellis, F. Gibson, N. Harris, N. Huggins, C. Kerr, C. MacKay, J. Moriarty, C. Niven, T. Pratt, W. Reeve, D. Ringrose, E. Schenk, I. Sharp, N. Stott, J. Vale

North Melbourne
J. Adamson, E. Bray, C. Cameron, T. Clauscen, T. Dea, G. Dykes, P. Evans, J. Gregory, B. Johnstone, B. Kavanagh, A. Mason, B. McCabe, M. Pitchford, C. Rowe, N. Thompson, T. Trevaskis, Charlie Tyson, Cliff Tyson

Fitzroy (14.23.107) defeated North Melbourne (8.7.55).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (6), C. MacKay (2), C. Niven (2), J. Cashman, N. Harris, N. Huggins, D. Ringrose
North Melbourne: E. Bray (3), B. Kavanagh (3), J. Gregory, C. Tyson

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 May 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. North Melbourne
Score: 14.23.107 - 8.7.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 8 11 . 11 13 . 15 14 . 23 14 . 23 (107)
North Melbourne 1 . 1 5 . 3 5 . 5 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Margin FITZ by 19 FITZ by 44 FITZ by 58 FITZ by 52 FITZ by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Freake (Fitzroy), Charlie Tyson (North Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Conniff
Goal Umpire: G. Laity

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Buckley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Harris, Norm ? ? 1 ?
28 Huggins, Neville ? ? 1 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
17 MacKay, Colin ? ? 2 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 6 ?
8 Niven, Colin ? ? 2 ?
24 Pratt, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
7 Ringrose, Doug ? ? 1 ?
30 Schenk, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
19 Sharp, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
4 Stott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
15 Vale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 23

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Bray, Ed ? ? 3 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Clauscen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
15 Dea, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
31 Dykes, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Evans, Percy ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
27 Johnstone, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Kavanagh, Ben ? ? 3 ?
24 Mason, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
3 McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Pitchford, Mac ? ? 0 ?
6 Rowe, Claude ? ? 0 ?
Thompson, Neal ? ? 0 ?
12 Trevaskis, Tim ? ? 0 ?
1 Tyson, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
8 Tyson, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 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