1934 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1934 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1934 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Davies captained the hosts.
Colin Niven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Wigraft and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Fitzroy
F. Davies (capt.), C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, F. Donnellan, N. Fisher, I. Fleming, W. Gray, M. Hearn, L. Pye, J. Sexton, M. Sharp, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn, A. Thompson, C. Turner, L. Watt
Melbourne
C. Niven (capt.), P. Beames, J. Bennett, R. Fischer, E. Glass, D. Hooper, L. Jones, F. Kelly, A. La Fontaine, B. Libbis, H. Long, C. Longhurst, G. Margitich, J. Mueller, R. Niven, J. Power, A. Roberts, L. Smith, B. Taylor
Fitzroy (20.19.139) defeated Melbourne (16.10.106).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: L. Pye (6), H. Bunton (3), I. Fleming (3), M. Sharp (3), A. Thompson (3), M. Hearn (2)
Melbourne: J. Mueller (5), A. La Fontaine (3), P. Beames (2), E. Glass (2), R. Niven (2), B. Libbis, B. Taylor
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1934 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1934
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
9,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 17 | 20 | . | 19 | 20 | . | 19 | (139) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Margin | FITZ by 31 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 28 | FITZ by 33 | FITZ by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Wigraft
(Fitzroy),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Davies
(Fitzroy),
Colin Niven
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horrie Dawson | FITZ | 30 | 3 |
| Les Jones | MELB | 13 | 2 |
| Len Pye | FITZ | 19 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Davies, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Donnellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Fisher, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Pye, Len | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 20 | Sexton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Shenfield, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Thompson, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Turner, Clete | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Watt, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 19 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Longhurst, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Niven, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Power, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 10 | |||