1921 VFL Season Round 8: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1921 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round eight of the 1921 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Percy Parratt captained the hosts. In the absence of Percy Ogden, vice-captain Roy Laing captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Parratt and the visitors were coached by Percy Ogden.

Fitzroy (12.13.85) defeated Essendon (6.10.46).

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 25 June 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 12.13.85 - 6.10.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 6 . 4 7 . 9 11 . 9 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Essendon 1 . 0 2 . 4 5 . 7 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Margin FITZ by 34 FITZ by 35 FITZ by 38 FITZ by 39 FITZ by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Percy Parratt
Coach: Percy Parratt

Essendon

Captain: Roy Laing (acting)
Coach: Percy Ogden

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Elder

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Carter, Harold ? ? 2 ?
4 Heaney, Tom ? ? 1 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
20 Lugg, Norm ? ? 3 ?
21 McGilvray, Bill ? ? 2 ?
24 Merrick, Bob ? ? 3 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
28 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
30 Parratt, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Rattray, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
36 Scales, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
2 Taylor, Bert ? ? 0 ?
15 Williams, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 13

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
23 Bell, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
22 Collins, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
15 Laing, Roy (ac) ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank ? ? 2 ?
9 Martyn, Perc ? ? 0 ?
20 McDonald, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Ross, Ray ? ? 2 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
4 Wardley, Tom ? ? 0 ?
17 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
14 Zinnick, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 10

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