1924 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1924 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 6 of the 1924 VFL season.
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
Back:
J. Scales, H. Jenkin, J. Atkinson (capt.)
Half-back:
B. Adams, S. Molan, E. Elliott
Centre:
F. Williams, T. Corrigan, A. Batchelor
Half-forward:
L. Wigraft, N. Cockram, J. Tarbotton
Forward:
L. Bryant, J. Moriarty, C. Fergie
Follower:
G. Collins, G. McCracken, C. Deslandes
Essendon
Back:
C. Donaldson, H. Hunter, V. Irwin
Half-back:
R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, H. Gregory
Centre:
J. Garden, C. May, G. Campbell
Half-forward:
R. Watt, J. Callahan, G. Shorten
Forward:
J. Sullivan, G. Stockdale, S. Barker (capt.)
Follower:
N. Beckton, G. Rawle, F. Maher (vice-capt.)
Fitzroy (10.8.68) defeated Essendon (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), L. Bryant (2), C. Fergie (2), B. Adams, J. Tarbotton, L. Wigraft
Essendon: G. Stockdale (2), J. Sullivan (2), N. Beckton, J. Callahan, G. Shorten, R. Watt
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jim Atkinson
(Fitzroy),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 2 | C. Donaldson | 7 | H. Hunter | 18 | V. Irwin | 29 | G. Collins |
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| 15 | C. Fergie | 6 | J. Moriarty | 23 | L. Bryant | 24 | G. McCracken |
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| FORWARD | 32 | C. Deslandes |
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| 15 | R. Laing | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 12 | H. Gregory |
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| 21 | J. Tarbotton | 12 | N. Cockram | 10 | L. Wigraft |
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| 28 | J. Garden | 14 | C. May | 17 | G. Campbell |
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| 3 | A. Batchelor | 27 | T. Corrigan | 19 | F. Williams | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 6 | G. Rawle |
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| 10 | R. Watt | 22 | J. Callahan | 30 | G. Shorten | 24 | F. Maher (vc) |
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| 5 | E. Elliott | 2 | S. Molan | 18 | B. Adams |
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| 8 | J. Sullivan | 25 | G. Stockdale | 1 | S. Barker (c) |
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| 17 | J. Atkinson (c) | 4 | H. Jenkin | 34 | J. Scales |
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| Essendon | Coach: Syd Barker | ||||||||||||||