▁were ▁unh appy ▁at ▁the ▁poor ▁performances ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁team m ates ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁ro bin ▁match ▁against ▁Richmond , ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁he ated ▁arguments ▁and ▁f ist - f ights ▁in ▁the ▁rooms ▁after ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁post - match ▁function ▁later ▁that ▁evening , ▁related ▁to ▁accus ations ▁of ▁match ▁fixing ▁and ▁receiving ▁b rib es . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁Saturday ▁after ▁the ▁V FL ▁grand ▁final , ▁Ess end on ▁( in ▁its ▁role ▁as ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁V FL ▁premiers ) ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁V FA ▁premiers , ▁Foot sc ray , ▁to ▁a ▁match ▁in ▁aid ▁of ▁D ame ▁Nell ie ▁Mel ba ' s ▁Lim bl ess ▁Sold iers ' ▁App e al , ▁pur port edly ▁( but ▁not ▁officially ) ▁for ▁the ▁championship ▁of ▁Victoria . ▁Foot sc ray ▁unexpected ly ▁defeated ▁Ess end on ▁ 9 . 1 0 ▁( 6 4 ) ▁to ▁ 4 . 1 2 ▁( 3 6 ). ▁Again ▁there ▁were ▁accus ations ▁of ▁match ▁fixing , ▁and ▁champion ▁centre ▁half - back ▁Tom ▁Fitz ma ur ice ▁was ▁so ▁dis g usted ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁team m ates ▁having , ▁in ▁his ▁view , ▁deliber ately ▁lost ▁the ▁match , ▁he ▁never ▁played ▁again ▁for ▁Ess end on . ▁ ▁The ▁Second s ▁grand ▁final , ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁st aged ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁minor ▁premiers ▁ ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ,