1936 VFL Season Round 2: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1936 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round two of the 1936 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG. Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts with Percy Beames as vice-captain. Haydn Bunton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Haydn Bunton.

Melbourne (15.17.107) defeated Fitzroy (8.11.59).

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 9 May 1936
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 16,245

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 15.17.107 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 4 9 . 9 12 . 12 15 . 17 15 . 17 (107)
Fitzroy 3 . 4 5 . 7 5 . 10 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin MELB by 12 MELB by 26 MELB by 44 MELB by 48 MELB by 48
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Allan La Fontaine
Vice-Captain: Percy Beames
Coach: Frank Hughes

Fitzroy

Captain: Haydn Bunton
Coach: Haydn Bunton

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

S. Scott

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Baggott, Ron ? ? 2 ?
24 Beames, Percy (vc) ? ? 1 ?
10 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Deague, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
30 Foster, Jack ? ? 5 ?
14 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
6 Harrison, Jack ? ? 2 ?
13 Jones, Les ? ? 1 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
28 McNamara, Pat ? ? 0 ?
11 Meehl, Sid ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Reiffel, Lou ? ? 2 ?
19 Roberts, Frank ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Bert ? ? 1 ?
23 Wartman, Ray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 17

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Andrews, Norm ? ? 0 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 3 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
22 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
28 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Ledwidge, Tom ? ? 0 ?
9 McInnes, Russell ? ? 0 ?
17 McLellan, Bob ? ? 1 ?
11 Quartermain, Don ? ? 0 ?
4 Ryan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Saunders, Richie ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 1 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Thompson, Allan ? ? 2 ?
10 Toohey, Jim ? ? 1 ?
2 Watt, Les ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 11

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