1934 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1934 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round 13 of the 1934 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Davies captained the hosts.
Alby Morrison captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Len Wigraft and the visitors were coached by Alby Morrison.
Fitzroy
F. Davies (capt.), C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, C. Cameron, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, F. Donnellan, I. Fleming, M. Hearn, D. Nicholls, L. Pye, R. Shapter, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, A. Thompson, C. Turner, T. Williams
Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, B. Grundy, N. Honey, B. Leahy, K. Lockhart, R. McKay, W. O'Brien, C. O'Leary, D. Pollard, R. Rodwell, L. Ryan, B. Spargo, B. Spurling, T. Trim, J. Vosti, N. Ware, T. Waye
Fitzroy (10.18.78) defeated Footscray (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: H. Bunton (5), C. Cameron, M. Hearn, L. Pye, A. Thompson, C. Turner
Footscray: A. Morrison (3), N. Ware (2), A. Hopkins, R. McKay, R. Rodwell, B. Spargo, T. Trim
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | FOOT by 9 | FITZ by 12 | FOOT by 1 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Wigraft
(Fitzroy),
Alby Morrison
(Footscray)
Captains:
Fred Davies
(Fitzroy),
Alby Morrison
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Spurling | FOOT | 14 | 3 |
| Wilfred Smallhorn | FITZ | 21 | 2 |
| Haydn Bunton | FITZ | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Davies, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Donnellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Nicholls, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pye, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Shapter, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Shenfield, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Stott, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Thompson, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Turner, Clete | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Grundy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Honey, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Leahy, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Lockhart, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | O'Brien, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | O'Leary, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Pollard, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rodwell, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Trim, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Waye, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||