1938 VFL Season Round 6: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1938 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round six of the 1938 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Frank Curcio captained the hosts. Len Webster captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.

Fitzroy (14.9.93) defeated Essendon (11.13.79).

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 28 May 1938
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 14.9.93 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 0 8 . 4 11 . 6 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Essendon 1 . 3 4 . 5 9 . 8 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin FITZ by 9 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 10 FITZ by 14 FITZ by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Frank Curcio
Coach: Gordon Rattray

Essendon

Captain: Len Webster
Coach: Jack Baggott

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

P. Morgan

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Clark, Eric ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 1 ?
17 Dennis, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred ? ? 5 ?
5 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
13 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 2 ?
15 Minney, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Morgan, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
12 Murray, Dan ? ? 0 ?
23 Mutimer, Wally ? ? 0 ?
14 Reville, Peter ? ? 2 ?
4 Ryan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 1 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
24 Toohey, Jim ? ? 2 ?
10 Treweek, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 9

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Allister, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 Baker, Norm ? ? 0 ?
24 Begley, Les ? ? 0 ?
9 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 1 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 0 ?
31 Hall, Billy ? ? 0 ?
17 Lippiatt, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Luff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Maynes, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 McGain, Syd ? ? 1 ?
15 Powell, Les ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 3 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 4 ?
21 Rippon, Ted ? ? 0 ?
6 Standfield, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, Ray ? ? 1 ?
32 Webster, Len (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 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