1919 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1919 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1919 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.