1919 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1919 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1919 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 9-1-6, P%: 125.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Jim | #17 | 14 | 0 | R01, R03-09, R13-18 |
| Bamford, Fred | #8 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Featherston, Clarrie | #3 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Fergie, Clive | #3 | 7 | 2 | R10, R12-14, R16-18 |
| Freake, Jim | #9 | 12 | 26 | R03-10, R12-15 |
| Gough, George | #7 | 7 | 7 | R01, R05, R14-18 |
| Heaney, Tom | #4 | 11 | 6 | R01, R03, R08-10, R12-13, R15-18 |
| Holden, George | #30 | 1 | 2 | R01 |
| Jenkin, Horrie | #5 | 15 | 0 | R03-10, R12-18 |
| Johnson, Wally | #10 | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-07, R09-10, R12-18 |
| Keays, Fred | #18 | 3 | 1 | R12-13, R16 |
| Keller, Carl | #1 | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-10, R12-13, R15-18 |
| King, Bob | #16 | 15 | 0 | R03-10, R12-18 |
| Lenne, Bert | #11 | 3 | 0 | R10, R14-15 |
| Lethbridge, Chris | #12 | 16 | 1 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
| Lowrie, Tom | #18 | 2 | 1 | R06-07 |
| McDonald, Ted | #23 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| McLennan, Harold | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Merrick, Bob | #24 | 10 | 42 | R04-10, R16-18 |
| Millen, Roy | #26 | 12 | 1 | R01, R03-10, R12-14 |
| Molan, Stan | #28 | 14 | 22 | R01, R03-09, R12-13, R15-18 |
| Moore, Fred | #15 | 13 | 8 | R01, R03-10, R12-14, R17 |
| Muir, George | #22 | 1 | 1 | R07 |
| O'Dee, Bert | #31 | 5 | 0 | R10, R12-15 |
| Rattray, Gordon | #27 | 15 | 12 | R01, R03-10, R12, R14-18 |
| Scott, Bob | #22 | 9 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R13-18 |
| Shaw, George | #19 | 16 | 4 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
| Sherry, Clarrie | #14 | 16 | 2 | R01, R03-10, R12-18 |
| Shortill, Joe | #34 | 6 | 3 | R03, R05-08, R12 |
| Smith, Syd | #31 | 1 | 3 | R03 |
| Strawbridge, Frank | #25 | 4 | 1 | R04, R06, R08-09 |
| Taylor, Bert | #2 | 11 | 0 | R04-05, R08-10, R13-18 |
| Wigraft, Len | #29 | 15 | 4 | R01, R03-10, R12, R14-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holden, George | 7 | 5 | -0- | 2 | R01, R03-08 |
| Melling, Ted | 9 | 4 | -1- | 4 | R09-10, R12-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/1919 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 43 | George Holden | Wally Johnson |
| Round 2 | BYE | ||||||
| 17/05/1919 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 76 | George Holden | Wally Johnson |
| 24/05/1919 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 3 | George Holden | Wally Johnson |
| 31/05/1919 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 26 | George Holden | Wally Johnson |
| 09/06/1919 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 32 | George Holden | Wally Johnson |
| 14/06/1919 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 36 | George Holden | Wally Johnson |
| 21/06/1919 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 45 | George Holden | Fred Moore |
| 28/06/1919 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 3 | Ted Melling | Wally Johnson |
| 12/07/1919 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 2 | Ted Melling | Wally Johnson |
| Round 11 | BYE | ||||||
| 26/07/1919 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 11 | Ted Melling | Wally Johnson |
| 09/08/1919 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 47 | Ted Melling | Wally Johnson |
| 16/08/1919 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 26 | Ted Melling | Wally Johnson |
| 23/08/1919 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Ted Melling | Wally Johnson |
| 30/08/1919 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 125 | Ted Melling | Wally Johnson |
| 06/09/1919 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 20 | Ted Melling | Wally Johnson |
| 13/09/1919 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 18 | Ted Melling | Wally Johnson |