1913 VFL Grand Final: St Kilda v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 September 1913 between St Kilda and Fitzroy in the grand final of the 1913 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Harry Lever captained the hosts. Bill Walker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by George Sparrow and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.

St Kilda
Back: H. Hattam, H. Lever (capt.), D. Harris
Half-back: R. Ellis, G. Dangerfield, W. Eicke
Centre: T. Collins, B. Schmidt, B. Bowden
Half-forward: R. Cazaly, P. Lynch, P. Jory
Forward: G. Morrissey, E. Sellars, D. Baird
Follower: V. Cumberland, B. Woodcock, A. Millhouse

Fitzroy
Back: C. Wells, B. Lenne, A. Harrison
Half-back: C. Lethbridge, W. Johnson, J. Cooper
Centre: T. Buist, H. McLennan, G. Holden
Half-forward: J. Freake, P. Parratt, J. Toohey
Forward: J. Martin, T. Heaney, G. Shaw
Follower: C. Norris, B. Walker (capt.), P. Heron

St Kilda (5.13.43) were defeated by Fitzroy (7.14.56).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: G. Morrissey (2), D. Baird, A. Millhouse, E. Sellars
Fitzroy: G. Shaw (2), J. Freake, T. Heaney, J. Martin, C. Norris, P. Parratt

Match Details

Season: 1913 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: St Kilda v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 27 September 1913
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 59,556

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Fitzroy
Score: 5.13.43 - 7.14.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 0 . 1 0 . 5 1 . 10 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Fitzroy 3 . 6 4 . 8 5 . 11 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Margin FITZ by 23 FITZ by 27 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Sparrow (St Kilda), Percy Parratt (Fitzroy)
Captains: Harry Lever (St Kilda), Bill Walker (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: S. Chapman, M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire: B. Davies, W. Roy

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Baird, Des FPR ? 1 ?
23 Bowden, Bob WR ? 0 ?
22 Cazaly, Roy HFFL ? 0 ?
23 Collins, Ted WL ? 0 ?
6 Cumberland, Vic RU ? 0 ?
17 Dangerfield, Gordon CHB ? 0 ?
11 Eicke, Wels HBFR ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Reg HBFL ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Dick BPR ? 0 ?
18 Hattam, Harrie BPL ? 0 ?
14 Jory, Percy HFFR ? 0 ?
1 Lever, Harry (c) FB ? 0 ?
16 Lynch, Phil CHF ? 0 ?
2 Millhouse, Algy RO ? 1 ?
30 Morrissey, George FPL ? 2 ?
32 Schmidt, Billy C ? 0 ?
4 Sellars, Ernie FF ? 1 ?
5 Woodcock, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 13

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Buist, Teddy WL ? 0 ?
5 Cooper, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
8 Freake, Jim HFFL ? 1 ?
18 Harrison, Artie BPR ? 0 ?
6 Heaney, Tom FF ? 1 ?
11 Heron, Percy RO ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George WR ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Wally CHB ? 0 ?
17 Lenne, Bert FB ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris HBFL ? 0 ?
8 Martin, Jim FPL ? 1 ?
19 McLennan, Harold C ? 0 ?
20 Norris, Charlie RU ? 1 ?
21 Parratt, Percy CHF ? 1 ?
23 Shaw, George FPR ? 2 ?
7 Toohey, Jim HFFR ? 0 ?
24 Walker, Bill (c) RU ? 0 ?
2 Wells, Charlie BPL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 14

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

Player Line-Up

St Kilda Coach: George Sparrow
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
2 C. Wells 17 B. Lenne 18 A. Harrison 6 V. Cumberland

3 D. Baird 4 E. Sellars 30 G. Morrissey 5 B. Woodcock

FORWARD 2 A. Millhouse

HALF-BACK



12 C. Lethbridge 14 W. Johnson 5 J. Cooper



14 P. Jory 16 P. Lynch 22 R. Cazaly



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



1 T. Buist 19 H. McLennan 30 G. Holden



23 B. Bowden 32 B. Schmidt 23 T. Collins FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 20 C. Norris

HALF-FORWARD 24 B. Walker (c)

8 J. Freake 21 P. Parratt 7 J. Toohey 11 P. Heron

11 W. Eicke 17 G. Dangerfield 15 R. Ellis



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



8 J. Martin 6 T. Heaney 23 G. Shaw



2 D. Harris 1 H. Lever (c) 18 H. Hattam



BACK



Fitzroy Coach: Percy Parratt