1943 VFL Season Round 1: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1943 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round one of the 1943 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Percy Beames captained the hosts. Fred Hughson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.

Melbourne (14.12.96) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.9.99).

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 8 May 1943
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 14.12.96 - 15.9.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 2 10 . 4 13 . 8 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Fitzroy 3 . 2 8 . 6 12 . 7 15 . 9 15 . 9 (99)
Margin MELB by 12 MELB by 10 MELB by 7 FITZ by 3 FITZ by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Beames
Coach: Percy Beames

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Archibald, George ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy (c) ? ? 2 ?
21 Cordner, Don ? ? 0 ?
28 Cordner, Ted ? ? 0 ?
5 Deans, Billy ? ? 1 ?
2 Dowsing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
34 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 4 ?
9 Emselle, Richie ? ? 0 ?
6 Fanning, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Ferguson, Tom ? ? 0 ?
10 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
8 Hewson, Don ? ? 0 ?
26 Hobba, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Matthews, Norm ? ? 0 ?
16 McPherson, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
3 Molloy, Keith ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 4 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 3 ?
18 Walsh, Darcy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 12

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
12 Calverley, Des ? ? 0 ?
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
2 Doherty, Vin ? ? 3 ?
28 Hallahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
16 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 2 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Miller, Wally ? ? 1 ?
21 Powell, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 1 ?
29 Smith, Len ? ? 5 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 2 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 9

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