1934 VFL Round 12: North Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1934 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1934 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval. Tom Fitzmaurice captained the hosts. Fred Davies captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice and the visitors were coached by Len Wigraft.

North Melbourne
T. Fitzmaurice (capt.), J. Adamson, L. Allen, W. Carter, J. Diprose, T. Ellis, J. Gregory, N. Huggins, L. Johnson, J. Lewis, T. Llewellyn, K. Long, B. Mathews, D. May, R. Mead, C. Skinner, L. Tyrrell, T. Wallace, F. Wells

Fitzroy
F. Davies (capt.), C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, C. Cameron, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, F. Donnellan, B. Goodhart, M. Hearn, D. Nicholls, L. Pye, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn, J. Steigenberger, L. Stott, A. Thompson, C. Turner, T. Williams

North Melbourne (15.8.98) were defeated by Fitzroy (21.16.142).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Lewis (4), L. Allen (3), T. Fitzmaurice (3), N. Huggins (2), T. Llewellyn (2), L. Johnson
Fitzroy: L. Pye (8), C. Cameron (5), H. Bunton (2), B. Shenfield (2), C. Turner (2), M. Hearn, L. Stott

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 28 July 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 15.8.98 - 21.16.142

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 2 6 . 5 9 . 5 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Fitzroy 7 . 6 12 . 11 16 . 14 21 . 16 21 . 16 (142)
Margin FITZ by 34 FITZ by 42 FITZ by 51 FITZ by 44 FITZ by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Fitzmaurice (North Melbourne), Len Wigraft (Fitzroy)
Captains: Tom Fitzmaurice (North Melbourne), Fred Davies (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Haydn Bunton FITZ 7 3
Charles Skinner NMLB 31 2
Len Pye FITZ 19 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Allen, Les ? ? 3 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Diprose, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
30 Fitzmaurice, Tom (c) ? ? 3 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
13 Huggins, Neville ? ? 2 ?
20 Johnson, Lloyd ? ? 1 ?
1 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 4 ?
26 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 2 ?
7 Long, Keith ? ? 0 ?
27 Mathews, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 May, Dick ? ? 0 ?
32 Mead, Ray ? ? 0 ?
31 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
25 Tyrrell, Leo ? ? 0 ?
19 Wallace, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
29 Wells, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 8

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 2 ?
31 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 5 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Davies, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
32 Donnellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Goodhart, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
9 Nicholls, Doug ? ? 0 ?
19 Pye, Len ? ? 8 ?
17 Shenfield, Bill ? ? 2 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
4 Steigenberger, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 1 ?
34 Thompson, Allan ? ? 0 ?
8 Turner, Clete ? ? 2 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 21 16

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