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emons outplay
eak Fitzroy
[reater ruck strength plus elusive forwards
>led Melbourne to win well against Fitzroy.
, were on the
line and out-
It was a poor
t'itli only a few
of brilliance.
jelbournc v. Fitzroy
6
18
0 3
3
7
49
2
6
10
76
6 9
12
9C
7 12
ICRNE-
1 Wilson H.B.
Mfllien. Collins
Melville. Lane. HF.:
-f. Laidlaw F.".
tiarke. Christie. R.:
Marquis. Spencer,
anoil. Bull,
placed Laidlaw tinhalf
tune,
replaced Melville
ill 1.1*1 quarter.
— B.: Stephen,
H B.. Bioderick,
iDavcy. C.: Harding,
Wiliimns. H.-F.:
•niello. Gervasoni.
Pelt. Ruihven.
jolm^tone. Coales.
Itieiif. Chambers.
Lute change: Hardfed
Fulness tinfluirpluced
Stephen
[in third quarter.
Robm^on.
(bourne. Attend-
|24. £830/1/11.
tiing ruck, which
quick breaks, gave
the advantage
Jelling minutes of
they rattled on
kdam.s and Clarke,
leadied. with Wilsunding
on the
the Melbourne
|held them to a
confined to the
but Melbourne,
any chances, failte
goals.
.
last turned
the other flank. '
Bind the Maroon
outplayed. A
out by Cordner
sed bv a series of
goal, which
|p up with a mark,
lo Gorvasoni lookfor
the 'Roys,
lind resulted.
|arler ended with
to three
Fitzroy had
the Demons
Ire exccpt on the
lliniv
attacked „ , strong
e Beckwith stop-
Mi the goal line
judged marks,
nous then took
with a burst of
1 play, added four
By ALAN
FITCBER
quick
goals.
McKenzie
getting two.
Ongarello
to
full
forward,
and
Johnstone
to
centre half forward, was a
switch
to
give
Fitzroy
more sting in attack.
t
Broderick
was
in
the
centre
as
the
Maroons
made
a
big
effort,
and
Johnstone forced his way
through the pack to score
tlieir
first
goal.
A good mark by Ongarello
was
worth
the
goal
which followed.
The Maroons
maintained the pressure,
despite the
sterling
defence of McMahen.
Rain fell, and play swung
across
the
centre
with
Clarke
leading
well
out
from goal.
Hiss pass
to
McKenzie was a gem, and
the latter punted his
first
goal for the quarter.
Fitzro.v down 31 points,
were attacking as the term
«nded,
with
Melbourne
7.7.49 to 2.6.18.
Strong
following
oy
Gale, and the brilliance of
Broderick in
the
centre,
allowed Fitzroy
to
take
the offensive, and Knighttwice
goaled with kicks off
the ground.
Melbourne
hit
back,
and
when
McKenzie
goaled, and Cordner followed
with
his
team's
ninth, they had regained
the lead.
Stephen was switched on
to
McKenzie
after
t.he
Demon
had
scored
his
tilth goal. He was a headache
to the
Maroon
defences.
Cordnei
outpointed
Morgan and punted
bournes 11th major.
Mel-
They
led by 40 points, and had
the
'Rov
defenders
constantly
under
pressure.
At
last
Stephen
broke
through,
and
Johnstone
drove
the
Maroons
goalward.
Collins turned them, but
a
chain
of
hand-passes,
which
threaded
through
the Demons' defence, was
rewarded
with
Knight's
third goal for the quarter.
He followed with
another
just before the siren.
Fitzroy were in a spot,
i being 31 points behind at
j three-quarter
time,
with
Melbourne
11.10.76
to
j 6.9.45.
Stephen
limped
ofi
the
ground
at
three-quarter
I time.
This was a big blow
to the Maroons, as nis defence
had been
outstanding.
Melbourne
were
soon
within
range, and
Spencer
and
Magee goaled
to
give Fitzroy an impossible
task.
Broderick continued
to
dominate
the centre,
and carried
the ball forward
where
Gervasoni
scored
a
much
needed
goal.
On
the
rebound.
Lane
raced
from the wing
to
score
Melbourne's
14th
goal. When the 'Roys advanced
around
the
stand
wing thev failed, as
they
had
all
day.
to
break
through
the Demons' de-
All interest went out of
the
game
and
Fitzroy
made silly mistakes.
The match ended
in
a
tame
finish.
Melbourne
were superior in all
departments,
except
across
the centre.
Goal - kickers. — Melbourne:
McKenzie
t5).
Cordner
(3). Spencer
(2).
Adams.
Clarke.
Magee.
Lane.
Fitzroy:
Knight
(4), Johnstone,
Ongarello,
Gervasoni.
Best Players. — Melbourne:
McKenzie. Mc-
Mahon Cordner. Collins.
Williams. Beckwith, Adams,
Spencer. Fitzroy: Williams,
Davey, Wright. Stephen.
Goodger. Johnstone. Broderick,
Gale.
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