1935 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1935 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1935 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts.
Charlie Cameron captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Percy Rowe.
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, C. Crawford, B. Earle, M. Exelby, T. Freyer, L. Griggs, T. Lahiff, F. Nash, G. Pattinson, G. Prismall, D. Reynolds, H. Torney, B. Turner, L. Wallace, P. Walsh, L. Webster, B. Wilson
Fitzroy
C. Cameron (capt.), B. Beard, C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, B. Goodhart, M. Hearn, L. Maynes, D. Ryan, R. Saunders, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, L. Watt, T. Williams
Essendon (9.7.61) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.19.103).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (3), D. Reynolds (2), C. Crawford, T. Freyer, T. Lahiff, L. Webster
Fitzroy: H. Bunton (3), C. Cameron (2), I. Fleming (2), M. Sharp (2), B. Beard, M. Hearn, L. Maynes, W. Smallhorn, T. Williams
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 15 June 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 19 | (103) |
| Margin | ESSE by 26 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 42 | FITZ by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie May
(Essendon),
Percy Rowe
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
Charlie Cameron
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Crawford, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Earle, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Prismall, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Turner, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beard, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Benham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cameron, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fitcher, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Goodhart, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Saunders, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Stott, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Watt, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 19 | |||