1922 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1922 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1922 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Junction Oval. Bill Cubbins captained the hosts. Chris Lethbridge captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dave McNamara and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

St Kilda
B. Cubbins (capt.), B. Carr, R. De Garis, W. Eicke, C. Gambetta, R. Harper, J. James, J. Jenkins, H. Kerley, H. Lever, T. Lowrie, A. MacKenzie, J. Morden, H. Moyes, J. O'Rourke, G. Robbins, B. Tymms, S. Williams

Fitzroy
C. Lethbridge (capt.), H. Carter, N. Cockram, T. Corrigan, S. Donnellan, E. Elliott, L. Gale, C. Keller, B. Lenne, G. McCracken, H. McNeil, B. Merrick, S. Molan, G. Rattray, J. Scales, C. Sherry, L. Wigraft, F. Williams

St Kilda (8.8.56) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.9.69).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: C. Gambetta (2), H. Kerley (2), H. Moyes (2), T. Lowrie, A. MacKenzie
Fitzroy: B. Merrick (5), H. Carter (2), L. Gale (2), G. McCracken

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1922 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: St Kilda v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 6 May 1922
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Fitzroy
Score: 8.8.56 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 0 5 . 4 6 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Fitzroy 2 . 3 4 . 5 6 . 7 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin STKL by 9 STKL by 5 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dave McNamara (St Kilda), Vic Belcher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bill Cubbins (St Kilda), Chris Lethbridge (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Carr, Barney ? ? 0 ?
4 Cubbins, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 De Garis, Rex ? ? 0 ?
7 Eicke, Wels ? ? 0 ?
25 Gambetta, Cyril ? ? 2 ?
12 Harper, Ray ? ? 0 ?
18 James, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Jenkins, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
8 Kerley, Harry ? ? 2 ?
16 Lever, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 1 ?
2 MacKenzie, Aubrey ? ? 1 ?
22 Morden, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Moyes, Harry ? ? 2 ?
9 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Robbins, George ? ? 0 ?
27 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Williams, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 8

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Carter, Harold ? ? 2 ?
4 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
28 Donnellan, Steve ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
6 Gale, Len ? ? 2 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
23 McNeil, Hector ? ? 0 ?
24 Merrick, Bob ? ? 5 ?
2 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
7 Rattray, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
36 Scales, Joe ? ? 0 ?
18 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
16 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 9

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