1923 VFL Grand Final: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 20 October 1923 between Fitzroy and Essendon in the grand final of the 1923 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at MCG. Gordon Rattray captained the hosts. Syd Barker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Fitzroy
Back: J. Atkinson, H. Jenkin, L. Wigraft
Half-back: J. Tarbotton, S. Molan, E. Elliott
Centre: A. Dickens, T. Corrigan, C. Sherry
Half-forward: P. Parratt, N. Cockram, G. Rattray (capt.)
Forward: L. Bryant, J. Freake, H. Carter
Follower: G. Collins, G. McCracken, C. Fergie

Essendon
Back: C. Donaldson, F. Baring, V. Irwin
Half-back: J. Harrison, T. Fitzmaurice, R. Laing
Centre: J. Garden, C. May, R. Watt
Half-forward: T. Jenkins, J. McCarthy, G. Shorten
Forward: S. Barker (capt.), G. Stockdale, C. Hardy
Follower: N. Beckton, G. Rawle, F. Maher

Fitzroy (6.10.46) were defeated by Essendon (8.15.63).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake (4), H. Carter, G. Rattray
Essendon: F. Maher (2), J. McCarthy (2), G. Stockdale (2), T. Jenkins, G. Shorten

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 20 October 1923
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 46,566

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Essendon
Score: 6.10.46 - 8.15.63

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Fitzroy	3	.	3	5	.	5	5	.	9	6	.	10	6	.	10	(46)
Essendon	3	.	2	4	.	10	6	.	13	8	.	15	8	.	15	(63)
Margin	FITZ by 1			FITZ by 1			ESSE by 10			ESSE by 17			ESSE by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Vic Belcher (Fitzroy), Syd Barker (Essendon)
Captains: Gordon Rattray (Fitzroy), Syd Barker (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Mutch
Goal Umpire: C. Bell, J. Swift
Boundary Umpire: B. Davies, H. Heron

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
17	Atkinson, Jim	BPL	?	0	?
23	Bryant, Les	FPL	?	0	?
11	Carter, Harold	FPR	?	1	?
12	Cockram, Norm	CHF	?	0	?
29	Collins, Goldie	RU	?	0	?
27	Corrigan, Tommy	C	?	0	?
14	Dickens, Arthur	WL	?	0	?
5	Elliott, Ern	HBFR	?	0	?
3	Fergie, Clive	RO	?	0	?
9	Freake, Jim	FF	?	4	?
4	Jenkin, Horrie	FB	?	0	?
24	McCracken, Gordon	RU	?	0	?
2	Molan, Stan	CHB	?	0	?
30	Parratt, Percy	HFFL	?	0	?
7	Rattray, Gordon (c)	HFFR	?	1	?
18	Sherry, Clarrie	WR	?	0	?
21	Tarbotton, Jim	HBFL	?	0	?
10	Wigraft, Len	BPR	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (18 players)				6	10

Essendon

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
5	Baring, Fred	FB	?	0	?
1	Barker, Syd (c)	FPL	?	0	?
3	Beckton, Norm	RU	?	0	?
2	Donaldson, Clyde	BPL	?	0	?
6	Fitzmaurice, Tom	CHB	?	0	?
28	Garden, Jack	WL	?	0	?
33	Hardy, Charlie	FPR	?	0	?
13	Harrison, Joe	HBFL	?	0	?
18	Irwin, Vince	BPR	?	0	?
21	Jenkins, Tommy	HFFL	?	1	?
15	Laing, Roy	HBFR	?	0	?
24	Maher, Frank	RO	?	2	?
14	May, Charlie	C	?	0	?
16	McCarthy, Justin	CHF	?	2	?
6	Rawle, George	RU	?	0	?
30	Shorten, George	HFFR	?	1	?
25	Stockdale, Greg	FF	?	2	?
10	Watt, Rowley	WR	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (18 players)				8	15

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy							Coach: Vic Belcher
BACK							FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
	2	C. Donaldson	5	F. Baring	18	V. Irwin	29	G. Collins
	11	H. Carter	9	J. Freake	23	L. Bryant	24	G. McCracken
FORWARD							3	C. Fergie
HALF-BACK
	13	J. Harrison	6	T. Fitzmaurice	15	R. Laing
	7	G. Rattray (c)	12	N. Cockram	30	P. Parratt
HALF-FORWARD
CENTRE
	28	J. Garden	14	C. May	10	R. Watt
	18	C. Sherry	27	T. Corrigan	14	A. Dickens	FOLLOWER		INTERCHANGE
CENTRE							3	N. Beckton
HALF-FORWARD							6	G. Rawle
	21	T. Jenkins	16	J. McCarthy	30	G. Shorten	24	F. Maher
	5	E. Elliott	2	S. Molan	21	J. Tarbotton
HALF-BACK
FORWARD
	1	S. Barker (c)	25	G. Stockdale	33	C. Hardy
	10	L. Wigraft	4	H. Jenkin	17	J. Atkinson
BACK
Essendon							Coach: Syd Barker

Score Timeline

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
Q1	ESSE	Norm Beckton behind	0.0.0	-	0.1.1	??:??
	ESSE	Greg Stockdale goal	0.0.0	-	1.1.7	??:??
	FITZ	unknown behind	0.1.1	-	1.1.7	??:??
	FITZ	Jim Freake goal	1.1.7	-	1.1.7	??:??
	ESSE	Greg Stockdale behind	1.1.7	-	1.2.8	??:??
	ESSE	Justin McCarthy goal	1.1.7	-	2.2.14	??:??
	FITZ	Jim Freake behind	1.2.8	-	2.2.14	??:??
	FITZ	Harold Carter behind	1.3.9	-	2.2.14	??:??
	FITZ	Gordon Rattray goal	2.3.15	-	2.2.14	??:??
	ESSE	Greg Stockdale goal	2.3.15	-	3.2.20	??:??
	FITZ	Jim Freake goal	3.3.21	-	3.2.20	??:??
Q2	ESSE	Justin McCarthy behind	3.3.21	-	3.3.21	??:??
	ESSE	George Shorten behind	3.3.21	-	3.4.22	??:??
	ESSE	George Rawle behind	3.3.21	-	3.5.23	??:??
	FITZ	Jim Freake goal	4.3.27	-	3.5.23	??:??
	ESSE	Justin McCarthy behind	4.3.27	-	3.6.24	??:??
	FITZ	Les Bryant behind	4.4.28	-	3.6.24	??:??
	FITZ	Goldie Collins behind	4.5.29	-	3.6.24	??:??
	ESSE	Charlie Hardy behind	4.5.29	-	3.7.25	??:??
	ESSE	unknown behind	4.5.29	-	3.8.26	??:??
	ESSE	unknown behind	4.5.29	-	3.9.27	??:??
	ESSE	Greg Stockdale behind	4.5.29	-	3.10.28	??:??
	ESSE	Tommy Jenkins goal	4.5.29	-	4.10.34	??:??
	FITZ	Jim Freake goal	5.5.35	-	4.10.34	??:??
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