1924 VFL Season: Fitzroy
Season Team Details
Competition:
1924 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 10-0-6, P%: 112.1)
Finals Performance:
3rd place in round-robin finals series
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Bill | #18 | 17 | 7 | R02-04, R06-10, R12-13, R15-18, RF1-3 |
| Atkinson, Jim | #17 | 19 | 0 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18, RF1-3 |
| Batchelor, Arthur | #3 | 15 | 1 | R01-04, R06-08, R10, R13, R16-18, RF1-3 |
| Beeson, Fred | #7 | 1 | 2 | R01 |
| Bryant, Les | #23 | 19 | 8 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18, RF1-3 |
| Chapman, Charles | 2 | 4 | RF2-3 | |
| Cockram, Norm | #12 | 15 | 21 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-17 |
| Collins, Goldie | #29 | 14 | 1 | R01-04, R06-09, R12, R15-18, RF1 |
| Collins, Norm | #25 | 3 | 1 | R02-03, R13 |
| Corrigan, Tommy | #27 | 17 | 1 | R01-04, R06-10, R12, R15-18, RF1-3 |
| Cosgrave, Bryan | #8 | 5 | 4 | R01, R08-10, R12 |
| Deslandes, Charlie | #32 | 8 | 4 | R01-04, R06-07, R11, R18 |
| Dickens, Arthur | #14 | 13 | 0 | R07-11, R13, R15-18, RF1-3 |
| Donnellan, Steve | #28 | 6 | 1 | R08-09, R11, R18, RF2-3 |
| Elliott, Ern | #5 | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R06-11, R13, R15-16, RF1-3 |
| Fergie, Clive | #15 | 14 | 11 | R03-04, R06-13, R15-17, RF1 |
| Freake, Jim | #9 | 8 | 18 | R13, R15-18, RF1-3 |
| Gale, Len | 2 | 1 | RF2-3 | |
| Gordon, George | #39 | 3 | 0 | R11-12, R15 |
| Hickey, Tom | #7 | 4 | 2 | R16-18, RF1 |
| Jenkin, Horrie | #4 | 18 | 0 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-17, RF1-3 |
| May, Len | #33 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| McCracken, Gordon | #24 | 19 | 10 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18, RF1-3 |
| McMahon, Mike | #38 | 4 | 0 | R12-13, R15, R18 |
| Molan, Stan | #2 | 17 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R06-13, R15, R17-18, RF1-3 |
| Moriarty, Jack | #6 | 19 | 82 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18, RF1-3 |
| Parks, Doug | #35 | 1 | 1 | R03 |
| Rattray, Gordon | #26 | 1 | 0 | RF2 |
| Scales, Jack | #34 | 5 | 0 | R04, R06-08, R10 |
| Snell, Roy | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Tarbotton, Jim | #21 | 13 | 1 | R01-04, R06, R11-13, R16-18, RF1, RF3 |
| Turner, Bill | #37 | 3 | 1 | R09-11 |
| Walker, Bobby | #22 | 3 | 2 | R10-12 |
| Warren, Les | #31 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R18 |
| Wigraft, Len | #10 | 19 | 9 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18, RF1-3 |
| Williams, Fred | #19 | 14 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R06, R09, R11-13, R15-17, RF1-3 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher, Vic | 19 | 11 | -0- | 8 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18, RF1-3 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jim Atkinson | Horrie Jenkin | Len Wigraft |
| Half-Back: | Bill Adams | Stan Molan | Ern Elliott |
| Centre: | Fred Williams | Tommy Corrigan | Arthur Dickens |
| Half-Forward: | Arthur Batchelor | Norm Cockram | Jim Tarbotton |
| Forward: | Les Bryant | Jack Moriarty | Jim Freake |
| Follower: | Goldie Collins | Gordon McCracken | Clive Fergie |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 5 out of 19 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1924 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 2 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 03/05/1924 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 29 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 10/05/1924 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 23 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 17/05/1924 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 26 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| Round 5 | BYE | ||||||
| 31/05/1924 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 7 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 09/06/1924 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 8 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 14/06/1924 | Round 8 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 46 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 21/06/1924 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 17 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 28/06/1924 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 48 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 05/07/1924 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 23 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 12/07/1924 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 3 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 19/07/1924 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 10 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| Round 14 | BYE | ||||||
| 02/08/1924 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 12 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 23/08/1924 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 63 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 30/08/1924 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 43 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 06/09/1924 | Round 18 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 36 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 13/09/1924 | Round-Robin Final 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 40 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 20/09/1924 | Round-Robin Final 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 20 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |
| 27/09/1924 | Round-Robin Final 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 13 | Vic Belcher | Jim Atkinson |