1938 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1938 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1938 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Len Webster captained the hosts.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, P. Paterson, E. Plummer, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Bunworth, B. Calverley, E. Clark, G. Dennis, A. Edwards, A. Hart, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, H. Jacobs, J. McKenzie, D. Murray, P. Reville, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, J. Toohey, B. Treweek
Essendon (15.17.107) defeated Fitzroy (15.6.96).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Watts (6), T. Reynolds (5), M. Exelby, D. Reynolds, H. Torney, L. Webster
Fitzroy: F. Hughson (10), J. McKenzie (2), B. Calverley, G. Dennis, M. Sharp
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 6 | (96) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | ESSE by 13 | level | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Paterson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 17 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bunworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 26 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dennis, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 10 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Jacobs, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 6 | |||