1924 VFL Round-Robin Final 1: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1924 between Essendon and Fitzroy during the first round-robin final round of the 1924 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at MCG. 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. Gregory
Half-back: R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Farrell
Centre: J. Garden, C. May, J. Sullivan
Half-forward: G. Shorten, J. McCarthy, R. Watt
Forward: H. Hunter, T. Jenkins, G. Stockdale
Follower: S. Barker (capt.), G. Rawle, F. Maher (vice-capt.)

Fitzroy
Back: J. Atkinson (capt.), H. Jenkin, L. Wigraft
Half-back: B. Adams, S. Molan, E. Elliott
Centre: F. Williams, T. Corrigan, A. Dickens
Half-forward: T. Hickey, J. Tarbotton, A. Batchelor
Forward: J. Freake, J. Moriarty, L. Bryant
Follower: G. Collins, G. McCracken, C. Fergie

Essendon (8.10.58) defeated Fitzroy (2.6.18).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Jenkins (3), F. Maher (2), T. Fitzmaurice, J. McCarthy, G. Stockdale
Fitzroy: G. McCracken, L. Wigraft

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 1
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 13 September 1924
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 44,522

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 8.10.58 - 2.6.18

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 0 . 2 4 . 6 4 . 10 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Fitzroy 0 . 1 1 . 3 1 . 5 2 . 6 2 . 6 (18)
Margin ESSE by 1 ESSE by 21 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 40 ESSE by 40
Duration

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: A. Wickham

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred FB ? 0 ?
1 Barker, Syd (c) RU ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPL ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom CHB ? 1 ?
28 Garden, Jack WL ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry BPR ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry FPL ? 0 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy FF ? 3 ?
15 Laing, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (vc) RO ? 2 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin CHF ? 1 ?
6 Rawle, George RU ? 0 ?
30 Shorten, George HFFL ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FPR ? 1 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy WR ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley HFFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 10

Fitzroy

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

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

Essendon Coach: Syd Barker
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
17 J. Atkinson (c) 4 H. Jenkin 10 L. Wigraft 1 S. Barker (c)

25 G. Stockdale 21 T. Jenkins 7 H. Hunter 6 G. Rawle

FORWARD 24 F. Maher (vc)

HALF-BACK



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



10 R. Watt 16 J. McCarthy 30 G. Shorten



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



19 F. Williams 27 T. Corrigan 14 A. Dickens



8 J. Sullivan 14 C. May 28 J. Garden FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 29 G. Collins

HALF-FORWARD 24 G. McCracken

7 T. Hickey 21 J. Tarbotton 3 A. Batchelor 15 C. Fergie

11 C. Farrell 6 T. Fitzmaurice 15 R. Laing



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



9 J. Freake 6 J. Moriarty 23 L. Bryant



12 H. Gregory 5 F. Baring 2 C. Donaldson



BACK



Fitzroy Coach: Vic Belcher

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 ESSE Syd Barker behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 ??:??
ESSE Charlie May behind 0.2.2 - 0.0.0 ??:??
FITZ Arthur Batchelor behind 0.2.2 - 0.1.1 ??:??
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2.6.18 - 1.2.8 ??:??
ESSE Justin McCarthy goal 3.6.24 - 1.2.8 ??:??
ESSE Frank Maher goal 4.6.30 - 1.2.8 ??:??
FITZ Rushed behind 4.6.30 - 1.3.9 ??:??
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