1923 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at the 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 (14.13.97) defeated Geelong (8.14.62).
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
Teams:
Fitzroy
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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
Fitzroy
Captain: Gordon RattrayCoach: Vic Belcher
Geelong
Captain: Billy McCarter (acting)Coach: Bert Taylor
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
| Fitzroy | Coach: Vic Belcher | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 9 | K. Johns |
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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 | ||||||||||||||