1924 VFL Round-Robin Final 2: Fitzroy v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1924 between Fitzroy and Richmond during the second round-robin final round of the 1924 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Princes Park. Jim Atkinson captained the hosts. Dan Minogue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

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: A. Batchelor, S. Donnellan, G. Rattray
Forward: J. Freake, J. Moriarty, L. Bryant
Follower: C. Chapman, G. McCracken, L. Gale

Richmond
Back: J. Harrison, V. Thorp, G. Hislop
Half-back: J. Smith, M. Hislop, J. Spain
Centre: B. McCaskill, N. McIntosh, G. Valentine
Half-forward: R. Empey, T. Bourke, K. Millar
Forward: G. Rudolph, M. Morris, J. Barnett
Follower: A. MacIsaac, D. Minogue (capt.), C. Hall

Fitzroy (11.10.76) defeated Richmond (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), C. Chapman (2), J. Freake (2), S. Donnellan, G. McCracken, S. Molan, F. Williams
Richmond: M. Morris (4), T. Bourke, A. MacIsaac, K. Millar, G. Rudolph

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 2
Teams: Fitzroy v Richmond
Date: Saturday 20 September 1924
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 26,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Richmond
Score: 11.10.76 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 2 4 . 5 5 . 8 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Richmond 2 . 4 6 . 5 7 . 7 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin FITZ by 4 RICH by 12 RICH by 11 FITZ by 20 FITZ by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Vic Belcher (Fitzroy), Dan Minogue (Richmond)
Captains: Jim Atkinson (Fitzroy), Dan Minogue (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Wickham

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
17 Atkinson, Jim (c) BPL ? 0 ?
3 Batchelor, Arthur HFFL ? 0 ?
23 Bryant, Les FPR ? 0 ?
Chapman, Charles RU ? 2 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy C ? 0 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur WR ? 0 ?
28 Donnellan, Steve CHF ? 1 ?
5 Elliott, Ern HBFR ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim FPL ? 2 ?
Gale, Len RO ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie FB ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon RU ? 1 ?
2 Molan, Stan CHB ? 1 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack FF ? 3 ?
26 Rattray, Gordon HFFR ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len BPR ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred WL ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 10

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Barnett, Jack FPR ? 0 ?
29 Bourke, Ted CHF ? 1 ?
33 Empey, Ralph HFFL ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie RO ? 0 ?
2 Harrison, Joe BPL ? 0 ?
9 Hislop, Gordon BPR ? 0 ?
6 Hislop, Max CHB ? 0 ?
28 MacIsaac, Angus RU ? 1 ?
25 McCaskill, Bob WL ? 0 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm C ? 0 ?
14 Millar, Keith HFFR ? 1 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) RU ? 0 ?
11 Morris, Mel FF ? 4 ?
32 Rudolph, George FPL ? 1 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy HBFL ? 0 ?
22 Spain, Jim HBFR ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic FB ? 0 ?
31 Valentine, George WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 8

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 J. Harrison 5 V. Thorp 9 G. Hislop C. Chapman

23 L. Bryant 6 J. Moriarty 9 J. Freake 24 G. McCracken

FORWARD L. Gale

HALF-BACK



10 J. Smith 6 M. Hislop 22 J. Spain



26 G. Rattray 28 S. Donnellan 3 A. Batchelor



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



25 B. McCaskill 3 N. McIntosh 31 G. Valentine



14 A. Dickens 27 T. Corrigan 19 F. Williams FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 28 A. MacIsaac

HALF-FORWARD 1 D. Minogue (c)

33 R. Empey 29 T. Bourke 14 K. Millar 22 C. Hall

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



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



32 G. Rudolph 11 M. Morris 12 J. Barnett



10 L. Wigraft 4 H. Jenkin 17 J. Atkinson (c)



BACK



Richmond Coach: Dan Minogue