1942 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1942 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 13 of the 1942 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Maurie Hearn captained the hosts. Bill Findlay captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Bill Findlay.

Fitzroy
M. Hearn (capt.), A. Clay, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, V. Doherty, J. Grant, J. Hallahan, L. Hill, N. Hillard, M. Hughson, B. McVeigh, L. Monaghan, A. O'Bryan, D. Oliphant, L. Smith, K. Stackpole, L. Toyne, S. Wright

North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, R. Bamford, L. Blades, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, L. Foote, J. Harrison, K. Hurley, D. Kearney, D. Kemp, J. Lander, J. McCorkell, K. Miller, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, S. Slater, R. Smith

Fitzroy (20.14.134) defeated North Melbourne (10.8.68).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (5), V. Doherty (4), K. Stackpole (4), J. Grant (2), J. Hallahan (2), D. Oliphant (2), M. Hearn
North Melbourne: S. Murray (4), J. Lander (2), J. Allister, B. Findlay, K. Hurley, D. O'Brien

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and North Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1942 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 August 1942
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 5,500

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. North Melbourne
Score: 20.14.134 - 10.8.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 3 12 . 7 12 . 9 20 . 14 20 . 14 (134)
North Melbourne 0 . 2 4 . 5 8 . 8 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Margin FITZ by 31 FITZ by 50 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 66 FITZ by 66
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (Fitzroy), Bill Findlay (North Melbourne)
Captains: Maurie Hearn (Fitzroy), Bill Findlay (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 5 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
2 Doherty, Vin ? ? 4 ?
19 Grant, Jack ? ? 2 ?
28 Hallahan, Jim ? ? 2 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie (c) ? ? 1 ?
16 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
5 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
10 McVeigh, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
17 Monaghan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Oliphant, Doug ? ? 2 ?
29 Smith, Len ? ? 0 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 4 ?
3 Toyne, Len ? ? 0 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 20 14

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Abikhair, Dick ? ? 0 ?
8 Allister, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Bamford, Ray ? ? 0 ?
7 Blades, Lawrie ? ? 0 ?
12 Crosbie, Les ? ? 0 ?
33 Crump, Alf ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
30 Foote, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Hurley, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
2 Kearney, Dan ? ? 0 ?
31 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
19 Lander, John ? ? 2 ?
14 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 Miller, Keith ? ? 0 ?
26 Murray, Sel ? ? 4 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 1 ?
23 Slater, Syd ? ? 0 ?
34 Smith, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 8

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