1929 VFL Season Round 14: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1929 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round fourteen of the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Charles Chapman captained the hosts. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Doug Ringrose and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.

Fitzroy (5.11.41) were defeated by Melbourne (11.11.77).

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 August 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Melbourne
Score: 5.11.41 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 3 2 . 5 3 . 9 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Melbourne 2 . 3 3 . 5 9 . 8 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin MELB by 6 MELB by 6 MELB by 35 MELB by 36 MELB by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Charles Chapman
Coach: Doug Ringrose (caretaker)

Melbourne

Captain: Ivor Warne-Smith
Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Chapman, Charles (c) ? ? 2 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 0 ?
20 Finlayson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 1 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Niven, Colin ? ? 0 ?
24 Pratt, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
7 Ringrose, Doug ? ? 0 ?
28 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Sharp, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
15 Vale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 11

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 2 ?
15 Barnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 0 ?
22 Green, Ossie ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 3 ?
25 Jones, Tom ? ? 0 ?
17 MacDonald, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
18 Proudfoot, Alec ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 2 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 3 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 11

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