1903 VFL Season: Fitzroy

Season Team Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Team: Fitzroy
Home Ground: Brunswick Street Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-3, P%: 171.6%)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up
Players: 27
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Percy Trotter (25)
Mitchell Medal Recipient(s): Percy Trotter

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Gerald Brosnan

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Baker, Sam 5 R05, R07-R09, R12 0
Barker, Lou #1 18 R01-R13, S01-S03, SF, GF 6
Bartlett, Alf 12 R01-R02, R05-R06, R08, R10-R14, S01-S02 0
Beauchamp, Tammy #3 17 R01, R03-R07, R09-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 0
Best, Teddy #4 8 R01-R04, R06-R09 0
Brophy, Frank #5 16 R01-R13, S02, SF, GF 16
Brosnan, Gerald #6 16 R03-R05, R07-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 16
Clarke, Harry 12 R01-R02, R10-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 0
Fontaine, Fred #7 13 R02-R08, R13-R14, S01-S02, SF, GF 0
Griffiths, Bill 8 R01-R02, R05, R07, R10, R12, R14, S03 2
Jenkins, Ern #8 18 R01-R07, R09-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 0
Kiernan, Chris #9 17 R01-R09, R11-R14, S01, S03, SF, GF 23
Martin, Charlie 2 R01-R02 0
McDonald, Alby 5 R04-R05, R07-R09 0
McSpeerin, Bill #13 18 R01-R06, R08-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 16
Millis, Les #11 15 R03-R13, S02-S03, SF, GF 3
Milne, Herbert #10 15 R03-R04, R06-R14, S01, S03, SF, GF 9
Moriarty, Geoff #12 6 R01-R04, R06, R13 0
Naismith, Wally #14 18 R01-R04, R06-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 1
Sharp, Alf 5 R14, S01-S03, GF 0
Sharp, Jim #15 19 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 0
Sharpe, Bert 15 R01-R02, R04, R06, R08, R10-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 7
Shea, Mark 10 R03, R05, R07, R09-R12, R14, S03, SF 0
Smith, Bob 2 S01-S02 2
Trotter, Percy #16 19 R01-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 27
Walker, Bill 16 R01-R03, R05-R06, R08-R11, R13-R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 3
Wilkinson, Alf #18 17 R01-R11, R14, S01-S03, SF, GF 16

Team Line-Up

Back: Mark Shea Wally Naismith Lou Barker
Half-Back: Alby McDonald Jim Sharp Fred Fontaine
Centre: Les Millis Harry Clarke Alf Bartlett
Half-Forward: Chris Kiernan Bert Sharpe Gerald Brosnan
Forward: Bill McSpeerin Frank Brophy Alf Wilkinson
Follower: Herbert Milne Bill Walker Percy Trotter

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
02/05/1903 Round 1 Essendon AWAY WIN FIT by 52 unknown Geoff Moriarty
09/05/1903 Round 2 Melbourne AWAY WIN FIT by 18 unknown unknown
16/05/1903 Round 3 South Melbourne HOME WIN FIT by 67 unknown Gerald Brosnan
23/05/1903 Round 4 Collingwood HOME WIN FIT by 17 unknown Gerald Brosnan
30/05/1903 Round 5 St Kilda HOME WIN FIT by 67 unknown Gerald Brosnan
06/06/1903 Round 6 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 27 unknown unknown
08/06/1903 Round 7 Geelong HOME WIN FIT by 40 unknown Gerald Brosnan
13/06/1903 Round 8 Essendon HOME WIN FIT by 25 unknown Gerald Brosnan
20/06/1903 Round 9 Melbourne HOME WIN FIT by 8 unknown Gerald Brosnan
04/07/1903 Round 10 South Melbourne AWAY WIN FIT by 16 unknown Gerald Brosnan
11/07/1903 Round 11 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 20 unknown Gerald Brosnan
18/07/1903 Round 12 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 3 unknown Gerald Brosnan
25/07/1903 Round 13 Carlton HOME WIN FIT by 32 unknown Gerald Brosnan
08/08/1903 Round 14 Geelong AWAY WIN FIT by 33 unknown Gerald Brosnan
15/08/1903 Sectional Round 1 Essendon AWAY WIN FIT by 19 unknown Gerald Brosnan
22/08/1903 Sectional Round 2 South Melbourne HOME WIN FIT by 60 unknown Gerald Brosnan
29/08/1903 Sectional Round 3 Geelong AWAY WIN FIT by 7 unknown Gerald Brosnan
05/09/1903 Semi Final Geelong HOME WIN FIT by 52 unknown Gerald Brosnan
12/09/1903 Grand Final Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 2 unknown Gerald Brosnan