1943 VFL Qualifying Round 3: Fitzroy v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1943 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during the third qualifying round of the 1943 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
Percy Beames captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), D. Brown, B. Calverley, F. Curcio, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Dyring, J. Grant, J. Hallahan, A. Hearn, M. Hearn, M. Horan, G. Hoskins, B. McHenry, W. Miller, K. Stackpole, A. White, H. Winberg, S. Wright
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, D. Cordner, B. Deans, F. Deayton, J. Doherty, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, T. Ferguson, M. Gibb, B. Herbert, R. Hobba, D. Hooper, K. Levey, R. Marshall, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, C. Newman, R. Shalless
Fitzroy (15.14.104) defeated Melbourne (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Grant (6), K. Stackpole (4), B. Calverley (2), S. Dawson (2), A. White
Melbourne: F. Fanning (4), P. Beames, T. Ferguson, M. Gibb
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1943 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Round 3
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1943
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 37 | FITZ by 50 | FITZ by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 28 | Hallahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hearn, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Horan, Monty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McHenry, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 36 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Winberg, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Deayton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hobba, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hooper, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Marshall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Shalless, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 12 | |||