1942 VFL Season Round 14: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1942 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round fourteen of the 1942 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Percy Beames captained the hosts. Maurie Hearn captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Melbourne (12.13.85) defeated Fitzroy (10.8.68).

Match Details

Season: 1942 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 8 August 1942
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 3,000

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 12.13.85 - 10.8.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 6 . 6 10 . 8 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Fitzroy 1 . 3 6 . 4 8 . 6 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Margin MELB by 6 MELB by 2 MELB by 14 MELB by 17 MELB by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Beames
Coach: Percy Beames

Fitzroy

Captain: Maurie Hearn
Coach: Dan Minogue

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Beames, Percy (c) ? ? 2 ?
29 Bradley, Colin ? ? 0 ?
5 Bush, Tom ? ? 1 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 0 ?
28 Cordner, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Deans, Billy ? ? 0 ?
27 Deayton, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Dowsing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
9 Emselle, Richie ? ? 1 ?
6 Fanning, Fred ? ? 3 ?
10 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
13 Lenne, George ? ? 0 ?
36 Martin, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
Minnis, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Powell, Danny ? ? 0 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 4 ?
32 Stone, Bob ? ? 0 ?
18 Walsh, Darcy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 13

Fitzroy

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