1922 VFL Preliminary Final: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 7 October 1922 between Essendon and Fitzroy in the preliminary final of the 1922 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Syd Barker captained the hosts.
Chris Lethbridge captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Essendon
S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, C. Donaldson, C. Farrell, T. Fitzmaurice, J. Garden, C. Hardy, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, T. Jenkins, C. Laidlaw, R. Laing, F. Maher, C. May, J. McCarthy, G. Stockdale, J. Sullivan, R. Watt
Fitzroy
C. Lethbridge (capt.), J. Atkinson, G. Collins, T. Corrigan, S. Donnellan, E. Elliott, C. Fergie, J. Freake, L. Gale, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, S. Molan, P. Parratt, G. Rattray, C. Sherry, B. Taylor, L. Wigraft, F. Williams
Essendon (6.9.45) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (5), J. McCarthy
Fitzroy: L. Wigraft (3), J. Freake (2), T. Corrigan, C. Fergie, G. McCracken, P. Parratt
Match Details
Season:
1922 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 7 October 1922
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
50,021
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 6 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Chris Lethbridge
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Farrell, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hardy, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Irwin, Vince | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Jenkins, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Laidlaw, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McCarthy, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Donnellan, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fergie, Clive | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Gale, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Molan, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Rattray, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sherry, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 14 | |||