1933 VFL Round 11: Footscray v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1933 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1933 VFL season. Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval. Ivan McAlpine captained the hosts. Jack Moriarty captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Frank Maher.

Footscray
I. McAlpine (capt.), H. Baker, B. Grundy, P. Hannan, N. Honey, A. Hopkins, M. McIntyre, R. McKay, A. Morrison, B. Muir, B. O'Brien, A. Palmer, A. Rait, R. Rodwell, B. Spurling, R. Thomas, J. Vosti, N. Ware, T. Waye

Fitzroy
J. Moriarty (capt.), H. Bunton, J. Cordner, F. Curcio, F. Davies, F. Donnellan, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, W. Gray, D. Murray, D. Nicholls, F. O'Rourke, S. Parry, R. Shapter, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, C. Turner, L. Watt, T. Williams

Footscray (15.6.96) defeated Fitzroy (8.14.62).

Goalkickers
Footscray: B. O'Brien (5), A. Rait (4), R. Thomas (3), N. Honey, N. Ware, T. Waye
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), H. Bunton (2), J. Cordner, I. Fleming, F. O'Rourke

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1933 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Footscray v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 8 July 1933
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Fitzroy
Score: 15.6.96 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 0 6 . 2 10 . 6 15 . 6 15 . 6 (96)
Fitzroy 2 . 5 4 . 5 8 . 10 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin FOOT by 1 FOOT by 9 FOOT by 8 FOOT by 34 FOOT by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Cubbins (Footscray), Frank Maher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ivan McAlpine (Footscray), Jack Moriarty (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Frood

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Norm Ware FOOT 4 3
Roy Rodwell FOOT 21 2
Haydn Bunton FITZ 7 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Baker, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Grundy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Hannan, Peter ? ? 0 ?
12 Honey, Norm ? ? 1 ?
8 Hopkins, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 McIntyre, Milton ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 0 ?
19 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 5 ?
18 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 0 ?
5 Rait, Alan ? ? 4 ?
21 Rodwell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Thomas, Reg ? ? 3 ?
32 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm ? ? 1 ?
10 Waye, Tom ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 6

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 2 ?
2 Cordner, Jock ? ? 1 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Davies, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Donnellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Fleming, Ian ? ? 1 ?
22 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack (c) ? ? 3 ?
3 Murray, Dan ? ? 0 ?
13 Nicholls, Doug ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Rourke, Frank ? ? 1 ?
9 Parry, Seth ? ? 0 ?
24 Shapter, Ron ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 0 ?
8 Turner, Clete ? ? 0 ?
5 Watt, Les ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 14

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