1937 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1937 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1937 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 Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Fitzroy
H. Bunton (capt.), B. Bunworth, A. Callick, V. Carroll, E. Clark, H. Dawson, W. Gray, A. Hall, L. Hughson, B. Lowenthal, J. McConchie, J. McKenzie, L. Morgan, W. Mutimer, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, B. Treweek, T. Williams

Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, B. Chandler, J. Coolahan, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott

Fitzroy (7.8.50) were defeated by Melbourne (11.23.89).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: H. Bunton (2), M. Sharp (2), J. McConchie, J. McKenzie, T. Williams
Melbourne: P. Beames (5), R. Baggott (4), L. Jones (2)

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 June 1937
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Melbourne
Score: 7.8.50 - 11.23.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 3 1 . 5 6 . 5 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Melbourne 4 . 7 5 . 11 7 . 17 11 . 23 11 . 23 (89)
Margin MELB by 22 MELB by 30 MELB by 18 MELB by 39 MELB by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Murphy

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bunton, Haydn (c) ? ? 2 ?
3 Bunworth, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
16 Carroll, Vic ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Eric ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
22 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
25 Hall, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
32 Hughson, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 McConchie, Jock ? ? 1 ?
13 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 1 ?
2 Morgan, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
23 Mutimer, Wally ? ? 0 ?
4 Ryan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 2 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
10 Treweek, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 8

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Baggott, Ron ? ? 4 ?
31 Barassi, Ron ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 5 ?
33 Buckley, Ted ? ? 0 ?
25 Chandler, Bert ? ? 0 ?
20 Coolahan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
26 Furniss, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Jones, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
13 Jones, Les ? ? 2 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Lewis, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
28 McNamara, Pat ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Murnane, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
19 Roberts, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 0 ?
5 Truscott, Keith ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 23

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