1944 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1944 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1944 VFL season.
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
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, L. Bennett, J. Compton, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, B. Herbert, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, C. McLean, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, J. Mueller, F. Scanlan, N. Smith, J. Stock
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), B. Calverley, B. Clay, I. Clay, C. Curtin, C. Denning, L. Dyring, D. Hall, M. Hearn, T. Hill, N. Hillard, M. Horan, G. Hoskins, J. Lancaster, W. Miller, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier
Melbourne (7.10.52) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (5), P. Beames, J. Compton
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (4), M. Hearn (2), W. Miller (2), A. O'Bryan (2)
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Perry
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Bennett, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Compton, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Clay, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Horan, Monty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lancaster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||