1939 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1939 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1939 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio 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
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, L. Catton, E. Clark, C. Curtin, H. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Edwards, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, A. Hurley, A. Knott, B. Minney, N. Price, P. Reville, W. Smallhorn, J. Tagell, B. Treweek
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, H. Harley, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Fitzroy (14.15.99) were defeated by Melbourne (18.14.122).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Denning (5), P. Reville (4), A. Edwards, M. Hearn, A. Hurley, N. Price, W. Smallhorn
Melbourne: P. Beames (6), R. Baggott (4), N. Smith (3), S. Anderson (2), R. Barassi (2), J. O'Keefe
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1939
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Catton, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hurley, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Minney, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Tagell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 14 | |||