1923 VFL Semi Final 1: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1923 between Fitzroy and Geelong in the first semi final of the 1923 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at MCG.
Gordon Rattray captained the hosts.
In the absence of Bert Rankin, Billy McCarter captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Bert Taylor.
Fitzroy
Back:
L. Wigraft, H. Jenkin, J. Atkinson
Half-back:
E. Elliott, S. Molan, J. Tarbotton
Centre:
F. Williams, T. Corrigan, A. Dickens
Half-forward:
P. Parratt, N. Cockram, G. Rattray (capt.)
Forward:
L. Bryant, J. Freake, H. Carter
Follower:
G. Collins, G. McCracken, C. Fergie
Geelong
Back:
S. Thomas, C. Plane, B. McCarter (capt.)
Half-back:
J. Dunstone, G. Todd, A. Coghlan
Centre:
T. Stevenson, E. Greeves, L. Smith
Half-forward:
F. Jorgensen, E. Fleming, K. Nicolson
Forward:
B. Keane, L. Hagger, B. Hudd
Follower:
K. Johns, J. Mathieson, A. Pink
Fitzroy (14.13.97) defeated Geelong (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake (5), C. Fergie (2), P. Parratt (2), L. Bryant, H. Carter, N. Cockram, G. McCracken, G. Rattray
Geelong: L. Hagger (4), E. Fleming (2), B. Keane, J. Mathieson
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 22 September 1923
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
56,240
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | FITZ by 16 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 51 | FITZ by 35 | FITZ by 35 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy),
Bert Taylor
(Geelong)
Captains:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Billy McCarter
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 17 | Atkinson, Jim | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bryant, Les | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Carter, Harold | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickens, Arthur | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fergie, Clive | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Molan, Stan | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Parratt, Percy | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Rattray, Gordon (c) | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Tarbotton, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 8 | Coghlan, Arthur | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dunstone, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Hudd, Bill | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jorgensen, Frank | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Keane, Bill | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mathieson, Jim | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McCarter, Billy (ac) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Nicolson, Ken | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pink, Arthur | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Plane, Charlie | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 21 | S. Thomas | 13 | C. Plane | 24 | B. McCarter (ac) | 29 | G. Collins |
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| 11 | H. Carter | 9 | J. Freake | 23 | L. Bryant | 24 | G. McCracken |
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| 4 | J. Dunstone | 19 | G. Todd | 8 | A. Coghlan |
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| 7 | G. Rattray (c) | 12 | N. Cockram | 30 | P. Parratt |
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| 15 | T. Stevenson | 20 | E. Greeves | 16 | L. Smith |
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| 14 | A. Dickens | 27 | T. Corrigan | 19 | F. Williams | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 12 | J. Mathieson |
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| 23 | F. Jorgensen | 11 | E. Fleming | 27 | K. Nicolson | 1 | A. Pink |
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| 21 | J. Tarbotton | 2 | S. Molan | 5 | E. Elliott |
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| 25 | B. Keane | 14 | L. Hagger | 31 | B. Hudd |
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| 17 | J. Atkinson | 4 | H. Jenkin | 10 | L. Wigraft |
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| Geelong | Coach: Bert Taylor | ||||||||||||||