1923 VFL Season: Fitzroy
Season Team Details
Competition:
1923 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 11-0-5, P%: 115.7)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, Jim | #17 | 11 | 0 | R01, R06-10, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Bryant, Les | #23 | 16 | 15 | R05-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Carter, Harold | #11 | 18 | 16 | R01-03, R05-12, R14-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Cockram, Norm | #12 | 19 | 15 | R01-03, R05-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Collins, Goldie | #29 | 18 | 3 | R01-03, R05-12, R14-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Corrigan, Tommy | #27 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R05-06, R08-09, R11-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Dickens, Arthur | #14 | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R09, R12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Donnellan, Steve | #28 | 3 | 0 | R02-03, R07 |
| Elliott, Ern | #5 | 18 | 0 | R01-03, R05-12, R14-18, SF, GF |
| Fergie, Clive | #3 | 9 | 7 | R11-12, R14-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Freake, Jim | #9 | 17 | 45 | R01-03, R05-12, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Gale, Len | #6 | 13 | 26 | R01-03, R05-11, R14-16 |
| Hamilton, John | #20 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Jenkin, Horrie | #4 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R10-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Keller, Carl | #1 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| McCracken, Gordon | #24 | 16 | 9 | R01-03, R05-09, R11-12, R14-15, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Michel, Ern | #16 | 5 | 0 | R05-06, R10-11, R18 |
| Millen, Roy | #26 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Molan, Stan | #2 | 18 | 0 | R01-03, R05-10, R12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Parratt, Percy | #30 | 15 | 25 | R01, R03, R05-09, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Rattray, Gordon | #7 | 18 | 11 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Scales, Jack | #34 | 7 | 3 | R05-08, R10-12 |
| Scales, Joe | #36 | 9 | 0 | R09-12, R14-18 |
| Sherry, Clarrie | #18 | 4 | 0 | R17-18, PF, GF |
| Tarbotton, Jim | #21 | 18 | 0 | R01-03, R05-12, R14-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Warren, Les | #31 | 14 | 0 | R02-03, R05-12, R14-16, PF |
| Watson, Ernie | #25 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Wigraft, Len | #10 | 10 | 2 | R01-02, R09-10, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Williams, Fred | #19 | 16 | 2 | R01-03, R05-12, R14-17, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher, Vic | 19 | 13 | -0- | 6 | R01-03, R05-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jim Atkinson | Horrie Jenkin | Len Wigraft |
| Half-Back: | Jim Tarbotton | Stan Molan | Ern Elliott |
| Centre: | Arthur Dickens | Tommy Corrigan | Fred Williams |
| Half-Forward: | Percy Parratt | Norm Cockram | Gordon Rattray |
| Forward: | Les Bryant | Jim Freake | Harold Carter |
| Follower: | Goldie Collins | Gordon McCracken | Len Gale |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 8 out of 19 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1923 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 12/05/1923 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 2 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 19/05/1923 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 10 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| Round 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 02/06/1923 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 09/06/1923 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 7 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 16/06/1923 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 36 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 23/06/1923 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 6 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 07/07/1923 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 19 | Vic Belcher | unknown |
| 14/07/1923 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 1 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 21/07/1923 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 4 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 28/07/1923 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 5 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| Round 13 | BYE | ||||||
| 11/08/1923 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 21 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 25/08/1923 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 34 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 01/09/1923 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 28 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 08/09/1923 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 35 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 15/09/1923 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 8 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 22/09/1923 | Semi Final | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 35 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 06/10/1923 | Preliminary Final | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 12 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |
| 20/10/1923 | Grand Final | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Vic Belcher | Gordon Rattray |