1923 VFL Season Round 2: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1923 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round two of the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. 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 (9.11.65) defeated South Melbourne (9.9.63).

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 May 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 9.11.65 - 9.9.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 1 6 . 6 7 . 7 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
South Melbourne 2 . 4 4 . 4 9 . 8 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Margin SMLB by 3 FITZ by 14 SMLB by 13 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Gordon Rattray
Coach: Vic Belcher

South Melbourne

Captain: Paddy Scanlan
Coach: Charlie Pannam

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

H. Petrie

Boundary Umpires

S. Joyce

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Carter, Harold ? ? 0 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
29 Collins, Goldie ? ? 1 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
28 Donnellan, Steve ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 4 ?
6 Gale, Len ? ? 2 ?
20 Hamilton, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
2 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
7 Rattray, Gordon (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Tarbotton, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Warren, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 11

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold ? ? 0 ?
4 Allison, Bobby ? ? 2 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 0 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Hando, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Hiskins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Hynes, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
14 James, Syd ? ? 0 ?
15 Joyce, Tom ? ? 0 ?
31 Matthews, Herb ? ? 0 ?
32 McDonald, Bob ? ? 1 ?
27 Roberts, Bill ? ? 1 ?
6 Ross, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 1 ?
2 Tandy, Mark ? ? 0 ?
17 Wood, Artie ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 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