1934 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1934 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1934 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Colin Niven captained the hosts.
Fred Davies captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Len Wigraft.
Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), P. Beames, J. Bennett, B. Deague, M. Gibb, E. Glass, F. Kelly, A. La Fontaine, H. Long, C. Longhurst, G. Margitich, P. McNamara, S. Meehl, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, A. Roberts, J. Sambell, B. Vanthoff, F. Vine
Fitzroy
F. Davies (capt.), C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, J. Cordner, F. Curcio, F. Donnellan, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, K. Fleming, B. Goodhart, W. Gray, D. Murray, D. Nicholls, L. Pye, J. Sexton, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn, T. Williams
Melbourne (9.11.65) defeated Fitzroy (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Beames (2), J. Bennett (2), G. Margitich (2), J. Mueller (2), S. Meehl
Fitzroy: L. Pye (3), C. Benham (2), J. Cordner (2), I. Fleming
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,869
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | FITZ by 12 | level | MELB by 7 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Len Wigraft
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Colin Niven
(Melbourne),
Fred Davies
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Long | MELB | 20 | 3 |
| Jack Mueller | MELB | 12 | 2 |
| Doug Nicholls | FITZ | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Deague, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Meehl, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sambell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Vanthoff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benham, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Davies, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Donnellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fitcher, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Goodhart, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Nicholls, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pye, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Sexton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Shenfield, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 11 | |||