1922 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1922 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1922 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Chris Lethbridge captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.

Fitzroy
C. Lethbridge (capt.), J. Atkinson, L. Boyne, N. Cockram, G. Collins, E. Elliott, C. Fergie, L. Gale, H. Jenkin, C. Keller, G. McCracken, H. McNeil, B. Merrick, S. Molan, G. Rattray, J. Scales, B. Taylor, F. Williams

South Melbourne
H. Alexander, L. Beer, R. Bence, M. Brown, R. Cazaly, B. Gunn, A. Hando, A. Hiskins, F. Laird, W. Matthews, B. McDonald, J. O'Connell, F. Ross, B. Smith, M. Tandy, D. Templeton, C. Turner, A. Wood

Fitzroy (9.13.67) defeated South Melbourne (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Merrick (5), L. Gale (2), N. Cockram, G. Rattray
South Melbourne: H. Alexander (2), R. Cazaly (2), F. Laird (2), M. Brown, B. Smith

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1922 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 June 1922
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 9.13.67 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 3 6 . 7 7 . 11 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
South Melbourne 2 . 2 2 . 5 5 . 8 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin FITZ by 1 FITZ by 26 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 11 FITZ by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Vic Belcher (Fitzroy), Roy Cazaly (South Melbourne)
Captains: Chris Lethbridge (Fitzroy), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beaumont

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
32 Boyne, Les ? ? 0 ?
4 Cockram, Norm ? ? 1 ?
29 Collins, Goldie ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
3 Fergie, Clive ? ? 0 ?
6 Gale, Len ? ? 2 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
23 McNeil, Hector ? ? 0 ?
24 Merrick, Bob ? ? 5 ?
2 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
7 Rattray, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
36 Scales, Joe ? ? 0 ?
8 Taylor, Bert ? ? 0 ?
16 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 13

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Alexander, Harold ? ? 2 ?
31 Beer, Leon ? ? 0 ?
29 Bence, Roy ? ? 0 ?
2 Brown, Martin ? ? 1 ?
1 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 2 ?
16 Gunn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Hando, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
10 Laird, Frank ? ? 2 ?
35 Matthews, Wal ? ? 0 ?
32 McDonald, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 O'Connell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Ross, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Basil ? ? 1 ?
26 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
9 Templeton, Don ? ? 0 ?
3 Turner, Chip ? ? 0 ?
28 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 8

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