1939 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1939 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1939 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts with Jack Mueller as vice-captain.
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.), J. Mueller (vice-capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, P. Beames, R. Emselle, J. Furniss, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, H. Murnane, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, H. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Fields, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, A. Hurley, M. Keighery, L. Martin, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, K. Stackpole, B. Treweek
Melbourne (11.15.81) defeated Fitzroy (4.11.35).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (3), R. Baggott (2), P. Beames (2), J. Mueller (2), R. Barassi, K. Truscott
Fitzroy: A. Fields (2), F. Hughson, A. Hurley
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
9,043
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 11 | (35) |
| Margin | FITZ by 6 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 46 | MELB by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 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 (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hurley, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Keighery, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Martin, Llew | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 4 | 11 | |||