1936 VFL Round 17: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1936 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 17 of the 1936 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Haydn Bunton captained the hosts. Jack Baggott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Haydn Bunton and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.

Fitzroy
H. Bunton (capt.), L. Ames, J. Cadusch, B. Calverley, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, A. Fitcher, B. Fitzsimmons, A. Hall, J. McConchie, R. McInnes, J. McKenzie, B. McLellan, C. O'Leary, J. O'Meara, T. Re, D. Ryan, A. White, T. Williams

Essendon
J. Baggott (capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, M. Exelby, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, M. McFarlane, G. McGorlick, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, H. Torney, L. Wallace, L. Webster, D. Welch, S. Wilson

Fitzroy (9.16.70) were defeated by Essendon (17.16.118).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. McConchie (3), H. Bunton (2), J. O'Meara (2), L. Ames, A. White
Essendon: T. Freyer (6), K. Forbes (5), M. Exelby (3), M. McFarlane (2), H. Torney

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 29 August 1936
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Essendon
Score: 9.16.70 - 17.16.118

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 7 5 . 13 9 . 16 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Essendon 2 . 2 6 . 7 12 . 9 17 . 16 17 . 16 (118)
Margin FITZ by 17 level ESSE by 11 ESSE by 48 ESSE by 48
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy), Jack Baggott (Essendon)
Captains: Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy), Jack Baggott (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Ames, Les ? ? 1 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn (c) ? ? 2 ?
3 Cadusch, John ? ? 0 ?
Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
5 Fitzsimmons, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Hall, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
19 McConchie, Jock ? ? 3 ?
9 McInnes, Russell ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
17 McLellan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
8 O'Leary, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 O'Meara, Joe ? ? 2 ?
Re, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Ryan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
24 White, Allan ? ? 1 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 16

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Baggott, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Exelby, Murray ? ? 3 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 5 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 6 ?
6 Lahiff, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
11 Luff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
36 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 2 ?
22 McGorlick, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Pattinson, George ? ? 0 ?
27 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 0 ?
21 Rippon, Ted ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 0 ?
15 Welch, Dick ? ? 0 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 16

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