1924 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1924 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1924 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Syd Barker captained the hosts with Frank Maher as vice-captain.
Jim Atkinson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Essendon
Back:
C. Donaldson, F. Baring, H. Hunter
Half-back:
R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, H. Gregory
Centre:
G. Campbell, C. May, J. Garden
Half-forward:
G. Shorten, J. McCarthy, G. Stockdale
Forward:
S. Barker (capt.), V. Irwin, T. Jenkins
Follower:
N. Beckton, G. Rawle, F. Maher (vice-capt.)
Fitzroy
Back:
J. Atkinson (capt.), H. Jenkin, M. McMahon
Half-back:
E. Elliott, S. Molan, B. Adams
Centre:
A. Dickens, T. Corrigan, G. Gordon
Half-forward:
L. Wigraft, N. Cockram, F. Williams
Forward:
L. Bryant, J. Moriarty, J. Freake
Follower:
G. Collins, G. McCracken, C. Fergie
Essendon (9.19.73) defeated Fitzroy (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Campbell (2), N. Beckton, J. Garden, T. Jenkins, F. Maher, J. McCarthy, G. Rawle, G. Shorten
Fitzroy: J. Freake (3), J. Moriarty (3), B. Adams, N. Cockram, C. Fergie
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1924 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1924
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
26,000
Quarter Breakdown
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| Essendon | 0 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | (73) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 12 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 12 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Jim Atkinson
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Clarke
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Baring, Fred | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | WL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jenkins, Tommy | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (vc) | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Rawle, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 19 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 18 | Adams, Bill | HBFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim (c) | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bryant, Les | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickens, Arthur | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Fergie, Clive | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 39 | Gordon, George | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | McMahon, Mike | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Molan, Stan | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
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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| 17 | J. Atkinson (c) | 4 | H. Jenkin | 38 | M. McMahon | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| 21 | T. Jenkins | 18 | V. Irwin | 1 | S. Barker (c) | 6 | G. Rawle |
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| 5 | E. Elliott | 2 | S. Molan | 18 | B. Adams |
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| 25 | G. Stockdale | 16 | J. McCarthy | 30 | G. Shorten |
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| 14 | A. Dickens | 27 | T. Corrigan | 39 | G. Gordon |
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| 28 | J. Garden | 14 | C. May | 17 | G. Campbell | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 29 | G. Collins |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 24 | G. McCracken |
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| 10 | L. Wigraft | 12 | N. Cockram | 19 | F. Williams | 15 | C. Fergie |
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| 12 | H. Gregory | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 15 | R. Laing |
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| 23 | L. Bryant | 6 | J. Moriarty | 9 | J. Freake |
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| 7 | H. Hunter | 5 | F. Baring | 2 | C. Donaldson |
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