1924 VFL Season Round 6: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1924 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round six of the 1924 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Jim Atkinson captained the hosts. Syd Barker captained the visitors with Frank Maher as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Fitzroy (10.8.68) defeated Essendon (8.13.61).

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 31 May 1924
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 35,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 10.8.68 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 4 8 . 4 8 . 7 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Essendon 3 . 1 5 . 3 6 . 11 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin FITZ by 15 FITZ by 19 FITZ by 8 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Jim Atkinson
Coach: Vic Belcher

Essendon

Captain: Syd Barker
Vice-Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Syd Barker

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill HBFL ? 1 ?
17 Atkinson, Jim (c) BPR ? 0 ?
3 Batchelor, Arthur WR ? 0 ?
23 Bryant, Les FPL ? 2 ?
12 Cockram, Norm CHF ? 0 ?
29 Collins, Goldie RU ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy C ? 0 ?
32 Deslandes, Charlie RO ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern HBFR ? 0 ?
15 Fergie, Clive FPR ? 2 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie FB ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon RU ? 0 ?
2 Molan, Stan CHB ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack FF ? 3 ?
34 Scales, Jack BPL ? 0 ?
21 Tarbotton, Jim HFFR ? 1 ?
10 Wigraft, Len HFFL ? 1 ?
19 Williams, Fred WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 8

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Syd (c) FPR ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm RU ? 1 ?
22 Callahan, Joe CHF ? 1 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet WR ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPL ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack WL ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry HBFR ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry FB ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince BPR ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (vc) RO ? 0 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
6 Rawle, George RU ? 0 ?
30 Shorten, George HFFR ? 1 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FF ? 2 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy FPL ? 2 ?
10 Watt, Rowley HFFL ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 13

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy Coach: Vic Belcher
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
2 C. Donaldson 7 H. Hunter 18 V. Irwin 29 G. Collins

15 C. Fergie 6 J. Moriarty 23 L. Bryant 24 G. McCracken

FORWARD 32 C. Deslandes

HALF-BACK



15 R. Laing 6 T. Fitzmaurice 12 H. Gregory



21 J. Tarbotton 12 N. Cockram 10 L. Wigraft



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



28 J. Garden 14 C. May 17 G. Campbell



3 A. Batchelor 27 T. Corrigan 19 F. Williams FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 3 N. Beckton

HALF-FORWARD 6 G. Rawle

10 R. Watt 22 J. Callahan 30 G. Shorten 24 F. Maher (vc)

5 E. Elliott 2 S. Molan 18 B. Adams



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



8 J. Sullivan 25 G. Stockdale 1 S. Barker (c)



17 J. Atkinson (c) 4 H. Jenkin 34 J. Scales



BACK



Essendon Coach: Syd Barker