1932 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1932 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1932 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Frank Vine captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Frank Maher.

Melbourne
F. Vine (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Adams, B. Avery, P. Beames, R. Conole, J. Davidson, A. Dickens, D. Hooper, J. Kinnear, H. Long, G. Margitich, E. Pemberton, L. Riley, A. Roberts, A. Ryan, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff, I. Warne-Smith

Fitzroy
H. Boyd, H. Bunton, G. Chapman, R. Coller, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, P. Ellis, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, W. Gray, C. Kerr, J. Moriarty, C. Niven, W. Reeve, P. Roberts, J. Sexton, L. Stott, A. Taggart, T. Williams

Melbourne (15.12.102) defeated Fitzroy (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Margitich (6), B. Adams (2), L. Riley (2), B. Vanthoff (2), D. Hooper, E. Pemberton, I. Warne-Smith
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (5), H. Dawson (3), G. Chapman (2), J. Sexton (2), H. Bunton

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 9 July 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 9,807

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 15.12.102 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 1 9 . 6 15 . 9 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Fitzroy 5 . 2 7 . 3 8 . 7 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin FITZ by 1 MELB by 15 MELB by 44 MELB by 12 MELB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne), Frank Maher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Frank Vine (Melbourne), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Haydn Bunton FITZ 7 3
George Chapman FITZ 4 2
Alan Ryan MELB 12 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Adams, Bill ? ? 2 ?
7 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 0 ?
22 Conole, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
9 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Hooper, Don ? ? 1 ?
17 Kinnear, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 6 ?
19 Pemberton, Edwin ? ? 1 ?
26 Riley, Lou ? ? 2 ?
6 Roberts, Archie ? ? 0 ?
12 Ryan, Alan ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 2 ?
23 Vine, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 12

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Boyd, Harold ? ? 0 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 1 ?
4 Chapman, George ? ? 2 ?
Coller, Ray ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 3 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Fleming, Ian ? ? 0 ?
26 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 5 ?
8 Niven, Colin ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
2 Roberts, Percy ? ? 0 ?
11 Sexton, Jack ? ? 2 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 0 ?
Taggart, Alf ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 12

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