1923 VFL Season Round 6: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1923 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round six of the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Gordon Rattray captained the hosts. Charlie Lilley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Percy Wilson.

Fitzroy (11.11.77) defeated Melbourne (9.16.70).

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 June 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 11.11.77 - 9.16.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 1 7 . 3 10 . 7 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Melbourne 3 . 2 5 . 8 7 . 11 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Margin MELB by 13 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 14 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Gordon Rattray
Coach: Vic Belcher

Melbourne

Captain: Charlie Lilley
Coach: Percy Wilson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

V. Maguire

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Bryant, Les ? ? 1 ?
11 Carter, Harold ? ? 1 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
29 Collins, Goldie ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 5 ?
6 Gale, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
16 Michel, Ern ? ? 0 ?
2 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
30 Parratt, Percy ? ? 2 ?
7 Rattray, Gordon (c) ? ? 1 ?
34 Scales, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Tarbotton, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Warren, Les ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 11

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Abernethy, Bob ? ? 0 ?
14 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 1 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 2 ?
2 Flanagan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
21 House, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Makin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 0 ?
34 Moore, Vern ? ? 0 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 3 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 2 ?
20 Wilson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 16

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