1938 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1938 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1938 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, H. Harley, D. Hingston, J. Lewis, W. Lock, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), H. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Edwards, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, J. McKenzie, B. Minney, L. Morgan, D. Murray, W. Mutimer, P. Reville, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, J. Toohey, B. Treweek, A. White
Melbourne (14.12.96) defeated Fitzroy (14.9.93).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), P. Beames (3), K. Truscott (2), R. Barassi, M. Gibb, A. La Fontaine, L. Reiffel
Fitzroy: F. Hughson (5), P. Reville (4), D. Murray (2), F. Curcio, C. Denning, M. Sharp
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 30 July 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
9,060
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Margin | MELB by 15 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Glasson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Minney, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Mutimer, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 9 | |||