1923 VFL Season Round 15: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1923 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round fifteen of the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG. Percy Wilson captained the hosts. Gordon Rattray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Melbourne (7.4.46) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.14.80).

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 25 August 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 12,146

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 7.4.46 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 1 2 . 3 3 . 4 7 . 4 7 . 4 (46)
Fitzroy 1 . 0 7 . 2 7 . 8 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin MELB by 7 FITZ by 29 FITZ by 28 FITZ by 34 FITZ by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Wilson
Coach: Percy Wilson

Fitzroy

Captain: Gordon Rattray
Coach: Vic Belcher

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Scott

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 2 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
30 Donaldson, Eric ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
2 Flanagan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
5 Harker, Harry ? ? 3 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Makin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 0 ?
24 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 1 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 4

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Bryant, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Carter, Harold ? ? 2 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 2 ?
29 Collins, Goldie ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
3 Fergie, Clive ? ? 1 ?
6 Gale, Len ? ? 3 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
2 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
30 Parratt, Percy ? ? 2 ?
7 Rattray, Gordon (c) ? ? 1 ?
36 Scales, Joe ? ? 0 ?
21 Tarbotton, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Warren, Les ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 14

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