1936 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1936 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1936 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Haydn Bunton captained the hosts. Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Haydn Bunton and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Fitzroy
H. Bunton (capt.), C. Benham, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, B. Fitzsimmons, W. Gray, A. Hall, M. Hearn, T. MacKin, J. McConchie, R. McInnes, B. McLellan, D. Nicholls, J. O'Meara, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, J. Toohey, T. Williams

Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, P. Beames, J. Bennett, B. Deague, K. Feltscheer, J. Foster, M. Gibb, E. Glass, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, W. Lock, P. McNamara, B. Ralston, L. Reiffel, N. Smith, B. Taylor, R. Wartman

Fitzroy (13.13.91) defeated Melbourne (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: T. Williams (5), J. McConchie (3), H. Bunton (2), C. Benham, F. Curcio, M. Sharp
Melbourne: E. Glass (3), N. Smith (2), P. Beames, J. Bennett, J. Foster, M. Gibb, B. Ralston, L. Reiffel, R. Wartman

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 August 1936
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 13.13.91 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 3 4 . 8 8 . 10 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Melbourne 1 . 3 6 . 5 6 . 8 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin FITZ by 12 MELB by 9 FITZ by 14 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy), Frank Hughes (Melbourne)
Captains: Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy), Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 1 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn (c) ? ? 2 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 1 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzsimmons, Bob ? ? 0 ?
22 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
25 Hall, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
28 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
34 MacKin, Terry ? ? 0 ?
19 McConchie, Jock ? ? 3 ?
9 McInnes, Russell ? ? 0 ?
17 McLellan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
35 Nicholls, Doug ? ? 0 ?
11 O'Meara, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Ryan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 1 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
10 Toohey, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 13

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Baggott, Ron ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 1 ?
10 Bennett, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Deague, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Feltscheer, Ken ? ? 0 ?
30 Foster, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
16 Glass, Eric ? ? 3 ?
1 Jones, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
13 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Kinnear, Joe ? ? 0 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Lock, Wally ? ? 0 ?
28 McNamara, Pat ? ? 0 ?
21 Ralston, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Reiffel, Lou ? ? 1 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 2 ?
35 Taylor, Bert ? ? 0 ?
23 Wartman, Ray ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 13

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