1923 VFL Preliminary Final: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 October 1923 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1923 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Gordon Rattray captained the hosts. Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

Fitzroy
Back: J. Atkinson, H. Jenkin, L. Wigraft
Half-back: J. Tarbotton, S. Molan, L. Warren
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

South Melbourne
Back: J. Scanlan, A. Hiskins, S. James
Half-back: T. Hynes, A. Hando, F. Laird
Centre: A. Wood, P. Scanlan (capt.), J. O'Connell
Half-forward: H. Robertson, M. Brown, B. Sutton
Forward: H. Alexander, T. Johnson, B. Condon
Follower: R. Cazaly, H. Matthews, M. Tandy

Fitzroy (7.13.55) defeated South Melbourne (6.7.43).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake (2), L. Bryant, H. Carter, N. Cockram, C. Fergie, P. Parratt
South Melbourne: R. Cazaly (2), T. Johnson (2), H. Alexander, H. Matthews

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 October 1923
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 55,039

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 7.13.55 - 6.7.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 4 7 . 7 7 . 11 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
South Melbourne 0 . 4 4 . 5 5 . 6 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Margin FITZ by 24 FITZ by 20 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Vic Belcher (Fitzroy), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Gordon Rattray (Fitzroy), Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Mutch

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim BPL ? 0 ?
23 Bryant, Les FPL ? 1 ?
11 Carter, Harold FPR ? 1 ?
12 Cockram, Norm CHF ? 1 ?
29 Collins, Goldie RU ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy C ? 0 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur WL ? 0 ?
3 Fergie, Clive RO ? 1 ?
9 Freake, Jim FF ? 2 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie FB ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon RU ? 0 ?
2 Molan, Stan CHB ? 0 ?
30 Parratt, Percy HFFL ? 1 ?
7 Rattray, Gordon (c) HFFR ? 0 ?
18 Sherry, Clarrie WR ? 0 ?
21 Tarbotton, Jim HBFL ? 0 ?
31 Warren, Les HBFR ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len BPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 13

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold FPL ? 1 ?
32 Brown, Martin CHF ? 0 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy RU ? 2 ?
21 Condon, Bill FPR ? 0 ?
9 Hando, Arthur CHB ? 0 ?
8 Hiskins, Arthur FB ? 0 ?
22 Hynes, Tammy HBFL ? 0 ?
14 James, Syd BPR ? 0 ?
23 Johnson, Ted FF ? 2 ?
12 Laird, Frank HBFR ? 0 ?
31 Matthews, Herb RU ? 1 ?
26 O'Connell, Jack WR ? 0 ?
27 Robertson, Harold HFFL ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe BPL ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) C ? 0 ?
30 Sutton, Bert HFFR ? 0 ?
2 Tandy, Mark RO ? 0 ?
17 Wood, Artie WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 7

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
18 J. Scanlan 8 A. Hiskins 14 S. James 29 G. Collins

11 H. Carter 9 J. Freake 23 L. Bryant 24 G. McCracken

FORWARD 3 C. Fergie

HALF-BACK



22 T. Hynes 9 A. Hando 12 F. Laird



7 G. Rattray (c) 12 N. Cockram 30 P. Parratt



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



17 A. Wood 1 P. Scanlan (c) 26 J. O'Connell



18 C. Sherry 27 T. Corrigan 14 A. Dickens FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 11 R. Cazaly

HALF-FORWARD 31 H. Matthews

27 H. Robertson 32 M. Brown 30 B. Sutton 2 M. Tandy

31 L. Warren 2 S. Molan 21 J. Tarbotton



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



3 H. Alexander 23 T. Johnson 21 B. Condon



10 L. Wigraft 4 H. Jenkin 17 J. Atkinson



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: Charlie Pannam