1941 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1941 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1941 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 Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), D. Calverley, I. Clay, C. Cox, C. Curtin, L. Dyring, E. Hart, M. Hearn, L. Hill, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, A. Knott, D. Murray, H. Powell, N. Price, L. Smith, K. Stackpole, S. Wright
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, P. Beames, T. Cordner, G. Daly, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, S. Heal, D. Hingston, W. Lock, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Fitzroy (16.8.104) were defeated by Melbourne (18.18.126).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (6), K. Stackpole (3), I. Clay (2), H. Powell (2), N. Price (2), A. Knott
Melbourne: J. Mueller (4), R. Baggott (3), M. Gibb (3), N. Smith (2), R. Wartman (2), A. Dullard, S. Heal, A. La Fontaine, W. Lock
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 July 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | (104) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 18 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 18 | (126) |
| Margin | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 2 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Clay, Ivor | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Cox, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 4 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hill, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Heal, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 18 | |||