1922 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1922 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1922 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Percy Wilson captained the hosts.
Chris Lethbridge captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Melbourne
P. Wilson (capt.), M. Anthony, P. Bourke, B. Chadwick, B. Corbett, H. Coy, E. Dunbar, J. Flanagan, H. Harker, G. Heinz, J. House, C. Lilley, V. Moore, B. Shelton, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, A. Wilson
Fitzroy
C. Lethbridge (capt.), J. Atkinson, G. Collins, T. Corrigan, A. Dalitz, S. Donnellan, E. Elliott, C. Fergie, J. Freake, L. Gale, H. Jenkin, C. Keller, G. McCracken, R. Millen, S. Molan, P. Parratt, B. Taylor, L. Wigraft
Melbourne (7.13.55) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Harker (3), B. Shelton (2), M. Anthony, P. Bourke
Fitzroy: A. Dalitz (3), J. Freake (3), S. Donnellan (2)
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1922 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 16 September 1922
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
5,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 5 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Wilson
(Melbourne),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Percy Wilson
(Melbourne),
Chris Lethbridge
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Anthony, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dunbar, Edgar | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Flanagan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Harker, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | House, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lilley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Moore, Vern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Shelton, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Wilson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wilson, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dalitz, Alwin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Donnellan, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fergie, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Gale, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keller, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Molan, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Taylor, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 15 | |||