1929 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1929 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1929 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
Charles Chapman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Jim Freake.
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, T. Esposito, H. Long, B. MacDonald, H. McCrae, J. Moodie, W. Murray, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, F. Vine, H. White, S. Wittman
Fitzroy
C. Chapman (capt.), A. Batchelor, J. Cashman, D. Coghlan, P. Ellis, F. Gibson, N. Huggins, C. Kerr, C. MacKay, M. McMahon, J. Moriarty, C. Niven, W. Reeve, D. Ringrose, E. Schenk, N. Stott, J. Vale, T. Williams
Melbourne (15.17.107) defeated Fitzroy (12.4.76).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Wittman (4), I. Warne-Smith (3), H. McCrae (2), J. Abernethy, H. Long, B. MacDonald, J. Moodie, F. Vine, H. White
Fitzroy: J. Cashman (4), C. Chapman (3), A. Batchelor (2), D. Coghlan, J. Moriarty, D. Ringrose
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,920
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 4 | (76) |
| Margin | FITZ by 23 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Jim Freake
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
Charles Chapman
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Rodwell
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | MacDonald, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McCrae, Henry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Moodie, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Wyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 17 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, Charles (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Coghlan, Davitt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Ellis, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gibson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Huggins, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kerr, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | MacKay, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McMahon, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Niven, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ringrose, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Schenk, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 4 | |||