1924 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1924 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1924 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Jim Atkinson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), M. Anthony, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, E. Donaldson, H. Dunbar, B. Ewer, G. Heinz, G. Simmonds, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, P. Tulloh, P. Wilson, S. Wittman
Fitzroy
J. Atkinson (capt.), B. Adams, A. Batchelor, L. Bryant, N. Cockram, G. Collins, T. Corrigan, A. Dickens, C. Fergie, J. Freake, T. Hickey, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, S. Molan, J. Moriarty, J. Tarbotton, L. Wigraft, F. Williams
Melbourne (9.13.67) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.14.110).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Davie (4), P. Tulloh (2), B. Chadwick, G. Heinz, P. Wilson
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (8), J. Freake (3), L. Bryant (2), N. Cockram, T. Hickey, G. McCracken
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1924 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 30 August 1924
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
12,487
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 42 | FITZ by 50 | FITZ by 43 | FITZ by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Melbourne),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Jim Atkinson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Orchard
Goal Umpire:
P. Crowe
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Anthony, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| 30 | Donaldson, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ewer, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tulloh, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Wilson, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Adams, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bryant, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Cockram, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Collins, Goldie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Fergie, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Molan, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 21 | Tarbotton, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 14 | |||