1934 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1934 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 9 of the 1934 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Davies captained the hosts. Bert Mills captained the visitors with Wally Williamson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Len Wigraft and the visitors were coached by Bill Twomey.

Fitzroy
F. Davies (capt.), C. Benham, A. Callick, C. Cameron, J. Cordner, F. Curcio, F. Donnellan, A. Fitcher, B. Goodhart, M. Hearn, B. Muir, D. Nicholls, M. Sharp, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, A. Thompson, C. Turner, T. Williams

Hawthorn
Back: L. Murphy, B. Chandler, E. Loveless
Half-back: C. Lonsdale, W. Williamson (vice-capt.), A. Fuller
Centre: S. Spinks, I. McAlpine, R. Rodda
Half-forward: W. Ware, L. Cameron, J. McAuliffe
Forward: M. Drury, J. Green, G. Dower
Follower: B. Mills (capt.), S. Stewart, T. Pool
Sub.: S. Bravo

Fitzroy (13.21.99) defeated Hawthorn (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Cameron (4), M. Hearn (3), C. Benham (2), M. Sharp (2), A. Callick, A. Thompson
Hawthorn: J. Green (4), M. Drury (3), L. Murphy (2), I. McAlpine, W. Ware

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 7 July 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Hawthorn
Score: 13.21.99 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 9 6 . 11 9 . 20 13 . 21 13 . 21 (99)
Hawthorn 1 . 3 8 . 7 9 . 10 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin FITZ by 30 HWTH by 8 FITZ by 10 FITZ by 20 FITZ by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Wigraft (Fitzroy), Bill Twomey (Hawthorn)
Captains: Fred Davies (Fitzroy), Bert Mills (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Wally Williamson (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Boyd

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Wilfred Smallhorn FITZ 21 3
Mal Drury HWTH 11 2
Charlie Cameron FITZ 20 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 2 ?
31 Callick, Alf ? ? 1 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 4 ?
2 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Davies, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Donnellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
16 Goodhart, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 3 ?
19 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
9 Nicholls, Doug ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 2 ?
17 Shenfield, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Thompson, Allan ? ? 1 ?
8 Turner, Clete ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 21

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Bravo, Steve SUB↑ ? 0 ?
22 Cameron, Lachlan CHF ? 0 ?
5 Chandler, Bert FB ? 0 ?
25 Dower, George FPR↓ ? 0 ?
11 Drury, Mal FPL ? 3 ?
22 Fuller, Alan HBFR ? 0 ?
6 Green, Jack FF ? 4 ?
4 Lonsdale, Clarrie HBFL ? 0 ?
17 Loveless, Ernie BPR ? 0 ?
32 McAlpine, Ivan C ? 1 ?
26 McAuliffe, Jerry HFFR ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert (c) RU ? 0 ?
16 Murphy, Leo BPL ? 2 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 0 ?
3 Rodda, Roy WR ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan WL ? 0 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart RU ? 0 ?
31 Ware, Walter HFFL ? 1 ?
1 Williamson, Wally (vc) CHB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 13

S. Bravo replaced G. Dower at quarter-time.

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy Coach: Len Wigraft
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
16 L. Murphy 5 B. Chandler 17 E. Loveless













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



4 C. Lonsdale 1 W. Williamson (vc) 22 A. Fuller













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



8 S. Spinks 32 I. McAlpine 3 R. Rodda









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 B. Mills (c) 18 S. Bravo
HALF-FORWARD 9 S. Stewart

31 W. Ware 22 L. Cameron 26 J. McAuliffe 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



11 M. Drury 6 J. Green 25 G. Dower













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Bill Twomey