1935 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1935 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1935 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Charlie Cameron captained the hosts. Jack Bisset captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Rowe and the visitors were coached by Jack Bisset.

Fitzroy
C. Cameron (capt.), C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, A. Fitcher, W. Gray, M. Hearn, L. Maynes, A. Neeson, D. Ryan, R. Saunders, M. Sharp, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn, J. Toohey, L. Watt, T. Williams

South Melbourne
J. Bisset (capt.), J. Austin, T. Brain, H. Clarke, J. Cleary, B. Diggins, S. Dineen, B. Faul, R. Hillis, R. Humphries, D. Kelleher, H. Matthews, J. McKenzie, R. Moore, L. Nash, B. Pratt, J. Reid, L. Richards, A. Robertson

Fitzroy (11.8.74) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: L. Maynes (2), D. Ryan (2), L. Watt (2), H. Bunton, C. Cameron, M. Sharp, B. Shenfield, J. Toohey
South Melbourne: S. Dineen (2), L. Nash (2), J. Reid (2), T. Brain, R. Moore, B. Pratt, A. Robertson

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 31 August 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by South Melbourne
Score: 11.8.74 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 2 7 . 6 11 . 8 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
South Melbourne 1 . 3 5 . 7 7 . 7 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin FITZ by 5 FITZ by 11 FITZ by 25 SMLB by 1 SMLB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Rowe (Fitzroy), Jack Bisset (South Melbourne)
Captains: Charlie Cameron (Fitzroy), Jack Bisset (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Scott

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 1 ?
31 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie (c) ? ? 1 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
34 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
28 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
15 Maynes, Leo ? ? 2 ?
8 Neeson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
4 Ryan, Denis ? ? 2 ?
23 Saunders, Richie ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 1 ?
17 Shenfield, Bill ? ? 1 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
10 Toohey, Jim ? ? 1 ?
2 Watt, Les ? ? 2 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bisset, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Diggins, Brighton ? ? 0 ?
4 Dineen, Syd ? ? 2 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 1 ?
25 Nash, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 1 ?
21 Reid, Jim ? ? 2 ?
7 Richards, Lin ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 15

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