1924 VFL Round-Robin Final 3: South Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 September 1924 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during the third round-robin final round of the 1924 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts. Jim Atkinson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

South Melbourne
Back: J. Scanlan, L. Woodfield, B. McDonald
Half-back: F. Laird, C. Nicholls, F. Ross
Centre: H. Mahony, P. Scanlan (capt.), J. O'Connell
Half-forward: T. O'Meara, R. Cazaly, B. Condon
Forward: J. Harris, T. Johnson, M. Brown
Follower: H. Alexander, G. Miller, M. Tandy

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

South Melbourne (13.8.86) defeated Fitzroy (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (4), J. Harris (3), J. O'Connell (2), M. Brown, R. Cazaly, G. Miller, M. Tandy
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (4), C. Chapman (2), J. Freake (2), L. Bryant, L. Gale

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 3
Teams: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 27 September 1924
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,503

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 13.8.86 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 1 8 . 3 10 . 5 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
Fitzroy 4 . 2 5 . 5 8 . 11 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin FITZ by 1 SMLB by 16 SMLB by 6 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne), Vic Belcher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne), Jim Atkinson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold RU ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Martin FPR ? 1 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy CHF ? 1 ?
21 Condon, Bill HFFR ? 0 ?
Harris, Jacky FPL ? 3 ?
23 Johnson, Ted FF ? 4 ?
12 Laird, Frank HBFL ? 0 ?
20 Mahony, Harold WL ? 0 ?
10 McDonald, Bob BPR ? 0 ?
Miller, Gil RU ? 1 ?
25 Nicholls, Charlie CHB ? 0 ?
26 O'Connell, Jack WR ? 2 ?
25 O'Meara, Ted HFFL ? 0 ?
6 Ross, Frank HBFR ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe BPL ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) C ? 0 ?
2 Tandy, Mark RO ? 1 ?
29 Woodfield, Les FB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 8

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
17 Atkinson, Jim (c) BPL ? 0 ?
3 Batchelor, Arthur WL ? 0 ?
23 Bryant, Les RU ? 1 ?
Chapman, Charles HFFL ? 2 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy C ? 0 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur WR ? 0 ?
28 Donnellan, Steve CHF ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern HBFR ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim FPL ? 2 ?
Gale, Len RO ? 1 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie FB ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon FPR ? 0 ?
2 Molan, Stan CHB ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack FF ? 4 ?
21 Tarbotton, Jim HFFR ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len RU ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred BPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 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 50s