1923 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1923 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 12 of the 1923 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Gordon Rattray captained the hosts.
Bert Rankin captained the visitors with Cliff Rankin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Bert Taylor.
Fitzroy
G. Rattray (capt.), L. Bryant, H. Carter, N. Cockram, G. Collins, T. Corrigan, A. Dickens, E. Elliott, C. Fergie, J. Freake, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, S. Molan, Jack Scales, Joe Scales, J. Tarbotton, L. Warren, F. Williams
Geelong
B. Rankin (capt.), C. Rankin (vice-capt.), A. Coghlan, J. Dunstone, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, K. Nicolson, A. Pink, C. Plane, J. Rodgers, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, A. Tayler, S. Thomas, G. Todd
Fitzroy (6.11.47) were defeated by Geelong (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: N. Cockram (3), J. Freake (2), G. Rattray
Geelong: L. Hagger (5), C. Rankin (2)
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy),
Bert Taylor
(Geelong)
Captains:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Bert Rankin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bryant, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carter, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fergie, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Molan, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Rattray, Gordon (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Scales, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Scales, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Tarbotton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Warren, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dunstone, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Nicolson, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pink, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Plane, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rankin, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Rodgers, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Tayler, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 10 | |||