1917 VFL Season: Fitzroy
Season Team Details
Competition:
1917 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 6-1-8, P%: 86.4)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Paddy | #31 | 3 | 0 | R02, R09, R15 |
| Atkinson, Jim | #17 | 7 | 0 | R02, R09-10, R12, R15, SF, PF |
| Bamford, Fred | #8 | 17 | 0 | R01, R03-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Barker, Norm | #4 | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 |
| Bennett, Doug | #14 | 4 | 2 | R08-09, R11-12 |
| Byrne, Bill | #2 | 10 | 2 | R01-02, R04-08, R10-11, GF |
| Byrne, Charlie | #1 | 1 | 1 | R01 |
| Freake, Jim | #9 | 16 | 37 | R01-07, R10-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Heaney, Tom | #21 | 13 | 7 | R01-04, R07, R09, R12-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Holden, George | #30 | 17 | 2 | R01-14, SF, PF, GF |
| Jenkin, Horrie | #5, #7 | 6 | 6 | R01-03, R05, R08-09 |
| Keller, Carl | #1, #33 | 14 | 0 | R04-11, R13-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Kennedy, Alex | #18, #6 | 9 | 2 | R02-03, R05, R08-11, R14-15 |
| King, Bob | #16 | 14 | 0 | R01, R03-08, R11-14, SF, PF, GF |
| Lambert, George | #7 | 7 | 0 | R01, R06-08, R14-15, PF |
| Lenne, Bert | #11 | 8 | 0 | R10-13, R15, SF, PF, GF |
| Lethbridge, Chris | #12, #4 | 18 | 0 | R01-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Lowrie, Tom | #28 | 15 | 14 | R01-04, R06-08, R10-15, SF, GF |
| McDonald, Ted | #23 | 16 | 1 | R01-10, R13-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Millen, Roy | #26 | 17 | 2 | R01-06, R08-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Moore, Fred | #15 | 18 | 8 | R01-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Norris, Charlie | #22 | 15 | 5 | R03-13, R15, SF, PF, GF |
| O'Brien, Jack | #29 | 2 | 0 | R03, R05 |
| Parratt, Percy | #20 | 18 | 24 | R01-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Pattison, George | #10 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Powditch, Harry | #24 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Purcell, Teddy | #6 | 5 | 0 | R04-07, R12 |
| Rattray, Gordon | #27 | 6 | 4 | R08-09, R13-14, PF, GF |
| Strawbridge, Frank | #25 | 15 | 5 | R01-07, R09-15, SF |
| Toohey, Jim | #3 | 17 | 5 | R01-04, R06-15, SF, PF, GF |
| Wigraft, Len | #27, #29 | 12 | 6 | R04-07, R10-14, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holden, George | 18 | 8 | -1- | 9 | R01-15, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/1917 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | DRAW | drawn | George Holden | George Holden |
| 19/05/1917 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 18 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 26/05/1917 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 16 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 04/06/1917 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 11 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 09/06/1917 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 5 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 16/06/1917 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 16 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 23/06/1917 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 13 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 30/06/1917 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 3 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 07/07/1917 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 49 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 14/07/1917 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 7 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 21/07/1917 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 14 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 28/07/1917 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 19 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 11/08/1917 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 56 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 18/08/1917 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 18 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 25/08/1917 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 38 | George Holden | Chris Lethbridge |
| 01/09/1917 | Semi Final | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 9 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 15/09/1917 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 6 | George Holden | George Holden |
| 22/09/1917 | Grand Final | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 35 | George Holden | George Holden |