1937 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1937 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 6 of the 1937 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Haydn Bunton captained the hosts.
Len Webster captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Fitzroy
H. Bunton (capt.), B. Bunworth, E. Clark, H. Dawson, A. Gillespie-Jones, W. Gray, A. Hall, M. Hearn, B. Lowenthal, R. McInnes, J. McKenzie, L. Morgan, W. Mutimer, D. Nicholls, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, B. Treweek, A. White, T. Williams
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), J. Baggott, W. Coates, K. Forbes, D. Howard, F. Kelly, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, N. McDermott, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, H. Torney, L. Wallace, D. Welch, S. Wilson
Fitzroy (11.9.75) defeated Essendon (8.18.66).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Hearn (2), J. McKenzie (2), W. Mutimer (2), H. Bunton, B. Bunworth, A. Hall, M. Sharp, A. White
Essendon: K. Forbes (2), T. Reynolds (2), F. Kelly, T. Lahiff, H. Torney, L. Webster
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Essendon remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 18 | 8 | . | 18 | (66) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 8 | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Haydn Bunton
(Fitzroy),
Len Webster
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Bunworth, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McInnes, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mutimer, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Nicholls, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Coates, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Howard, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Welch, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 18 | |||