1941 VFL Round 11: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1941 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 11 of the 1941 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Frank Curcio captained the hosts. Bill Findlay captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, D. Calverley, I. Clay, A. Collier, C. Cox, C. Curtin, A. Gillespie-Jones, E. Hart, M. Hearn, L. Hill, N. Hillard, M. Hughson, A. Knott, L. Monaghan, D. Murray, N. Price, K. Stackpole, S. Wright

North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, G. Brock, D. Chirgwin, L. Crosbie, S. Dyer, B. Geary, H. Green, J. Harrison, R. Howell, G. Kennedy, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, T. Roulent, B. Sharp, C. Skinner, J. Stewart, G. Willis

Fitzroy (18.15.123) were defeated by North Melbourne (18.16.124).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (6), I. Clay (3), A. Collier (3), K. Stackpole (3), D. Calverley, E. Hart, M. Hughson
North Melbourne: G. Kennedy (7), J. Allister (3), S. Dyer (3), B. Findlay (3), G. Brock, D. O'Brien

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 July 1941
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by North Melbourne
Score: 18.15.123 - 18.16.124

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 1 9 . 5 12 . 11 18 . 15 18 . 15 (123)
North Melbourne 5 . 5 10 . 11 14 . 13 18 . 16 18 . 16 (124)
Margin NMLB by 4 NMLB by 12 NMLB by 14 NMLB by 1 NMLB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (Fitzroy), Bob McCaskill (North Melbourne)
Captains: Frank Curcio (Fitzroy), Bill Findlay (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
12 Calverley, Des ? ? 1 ?
34 Clay, Ivor ? ? 3 ?
11 Collier, Albert ? ? 3 ?
10 Cox, Colin ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 6 ?
7 Gillespie-Jones, Audley ? ? 0 ?
9 Hart, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
16 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
5 Hughson, Mick ? ? 1 ?
1 Knott, Arch ? ? 0 ?
17 Monaghan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
3 Murray, Dan ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 0 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 3 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 15

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Abikhair, Dick ? ? 0 ?
23 Allister, Jack ? ? 3 ?
15 Brock, George ? ? 1 ?
16 Chirgwin, Dick ? ? 0 ?
25 Crosbie, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 3 ?
9 Findlay, Bill (c) ? ? 3 ?
30 Geary, Brian ? ? 0 ?
11 Green, Harry ? ? 0 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Howell, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Kennedy, George ? ? 7 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 1 ?
29 Parks, Ossy ? ? 0 ?
3 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
31 Sharp, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
4 Stewart, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Willis, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 16

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