1923 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1923 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1923 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Bert Rankin captained the hosts with Cliff Rankin as vice-captain.
Gordon Rattray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Taylor and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Geelong
B. Rankin (capt.), C. Rankin (vice-capt.), A. Coghlan, J. Dunstone, E. Fleming, R. Fleming, L. Hagger, S. Hall, G. Harris, K. Johns, J. Jones, J. Mathieson, A. Pink, C. Plane, W. Sharland, L. Smith, S. Thomas, G. Todd
Fitzroy
G. Rattray (capt.), H. Carter, N. Cockram, G. Collins, A. Dickens, S. Donnellan, E. Elliott, J. Freake, L. Gale, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, R. Millen, S. Molan, P. Parratt, J. Tarbotton, L. Warren, E. Watson, F. Williams
Geelong (10.11.71) defeated Fitzroy (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Rankin (3), W. Sharland (3), J. Jones (2), R. Fleming, G. Harris
Fitzroy: L. Gale (4), P. Parratt (2), J. Freake, G. Rattray
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Taylor
(Geelong),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bert Rankin
(Geelong),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dunstone, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Fleming, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Harris, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pink, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Plane, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rankin, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Sharland, Wally | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Carter, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Donnellan, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gale, Len | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Molan, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Rattray, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Tarbotton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Warren, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Watson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 13 | |||