1913 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1913 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in a semi final and being defeated by St Kilda in the final, Fitzroy exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. Fitzroy defeated St Kilda in the challenge final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1913 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-0-2, P%: 144.3)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Henry | #12 | 6 | 0 | R06-09, R14-15 |
| Bamford, Fred | #1 | 20 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Buist, Teddy | #1 | 5 | 0 | R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Cooper, Jack | #5 | 19 | 0 | R01-02, R04-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Downs, Johnny | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Fowler, Orm | #13 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Freake, Jim | #8 | 21 | 56 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Harrison, Artie | #18 | 10 | 2 | R02-06, R11, R13, R16, R18, GF |
| Heaney, Tom | #6 | 17 | 17 | R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Heron, Percy | #11 | 21 | 10 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Holden, George | #30 | 20 | 3 | R02-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Johnson, Wally | #14 | 21 | 1 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| King, George | #10 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Lambert, George | #15 | 7 | 1 | R02, R05-07, R11-12, PF |
| Lenne, Bert | #17 | 19 | 0 | R01-06, R08-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Lethbridge, Chris | #12 | 13 | 4 | R07-11, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Loughnan, Jack | #22 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Lynch, Roland | #1 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Martin, Jim | #8 | 9 | 7 | R12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McArthur, Jack | #16 | 8 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R10-13, R16 |
| McDonald, Ted | #29 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| McLennan, Harold | #19 | 16 | 3 | R03-13, R16-18, SF, GF |
| Millen, Roy | 1 | 1 | R01 | |
| Munro, Don | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Norris, Charlie | #20 | 19 | 2 | R01-04, R06-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Parratt, Percy | #21 | 21 | 13 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Porter, Jim | #4 | 2 | 2 | R01, R06 |
| Shaw, George | #23 | 21 | 11 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Strownix, Tom | #26 | 3 | 0 | R01, R03-04 |
| Toohey, Jim | #7 | 17 | 22 | R01-02, R07-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Walker, Bill | #24 | 19 | 1 | R01, R03-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Wells, Charlie | #2 | 11 | 5 | R03-05, R07-09, R13-16, GF |
| Willoughby, Tom | #25 | 20 | 13 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Wilson, Billy | #23 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parratt, Percy | 21 | 18 | -0- | 3 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Charlie Wells | Bert Lenne | Artie Harrison |
| Half-Back: | Chris Lethbridge | Wally Johnson | Jack Cooper |
| Centre: | Teddy Buist | Harold McLennan | George Holden |
| Half-Forward: | Jim Freake | Percy Parratt | Jim Toohey |
| Forward: | Jim Martin | Tom Heaney | George Shaw |
| Follower: | Charlie Norris | Bill Walker | Percy Heron |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1913 | Round 1 | University | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 42 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 03/05/1913 | Round 2 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 33 | Percy Parratt | unknown |
| 10/05/1913 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 19 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 17/05/1913 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 22 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 24/05/1913 | Round 5 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 15 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 31/05/1913 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 7 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 07/06/1913 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 33 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 09/06/1913 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 10 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 14/06/1913 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 35 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 21/06/1913 | Round 10 | University | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 40 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 28/06/1913 | Round 11 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 14 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 05/07/1913 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 17 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 19/07/1913 | Round 13 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 58 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 26/07/1913 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 18 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 02/08/1913 | Round 15 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 33 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 09/08/1913 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 3 | Percy Parratt | unknown |
| 23/08/1913 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 27 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 30/08/1913 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 13/09/1913 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 37 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 20/09/1913 | Preliminary Final | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 25 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
| 27/09/1913 | Grand Final | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 13 | Percy Parratt | Bill Walker |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.