1938 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1938 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1938 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the hosts.
Jack Mueller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), N. Boyd, B. Bunworth, E. Clark, G. Dalley, H. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Hall, M. Hughson, A. Knott, J. McKenzie, B. Minney, J. Norman, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, J. Toohey, B. Treweek, R. Trigg
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, L. Catton, J. Foster, J. Furniss, E. Glass, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, J. Maher, P. McNamara, H. Murnane, L. Reiffel, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Fitzroy (12.11.83) were defeated by Melbourne (17.14.116).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Dalley (3), J. Toohey (3), C. Denning, J. McKenzie, J. Norman, M. Sharp, L. Smith, R. Trigg
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), E. Glass (3), R. Baggott (2), J. Mueller (2), L. Reiffel (2), P. Beames, W. Lock, J. Maher, H. Murnane
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Boyd, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bunworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dalley, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Minney, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Norman, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Trigg, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Catton, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 14 | |||