1922 VFL Season Round 4: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1922 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round four of the 1922 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Chris Lethbridge captained the hosts. Syd Barker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Sam Gravenall.

Fitzroy (6.15.51) drew with Essendon (7.9.51).

Match Details

Season: 1922 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 27 May 1922
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 26,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy drew with Essendon
Score: 6.15.51 - 7.9.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 4 2 . 5 4 . 12 6 . 15 6 . 15 (51)
Essendon 1 . 3 1 . 7 3 . 7 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Margin ESSE by 5 FITZ by 4 FITZ by 11 level drawn
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Chris Lethbridge
Coach: Vic Belcher

Essendon

Captain: Syd Barker
Coach: Sam Gravenall

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

L. Netherton

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Carter, Harold ? ? 0 ?
4 Cockram, Norm ? ? 1 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
28 Donnellan, Steve ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
6 Gale, Len ? ? 1 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
23 McNeil, Hector ? ? 1 ?
24 Merrick, Bob ? ? 1 ?
2 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
7 Rattray, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
36 Scales, Joe ? ? 0 ?
18 Sherry, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
8 Taylor, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 15

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Adam, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Barker, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
4 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Wally ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Gardiner, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
33 Hardy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
30 Irwin, Vince ? ? 1 ?
3 Jenkins, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
24 Maher, Frank ? ? 2 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 McCarthy, Justin ? ? 1 ?
23 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 1 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 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