1899 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1899 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1899 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Dave Adamson captained the hosts with Bill Windley as vice-captain.
Alec Sloan captained the visitors with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
South Melbourne
Back:
J. Cockbill, F. O'Hara, A. McNair
Half-back:
A. Trim, D. Adamson (capt.), G. Davidson
Centre:
B. Howson, J. O'Hara, H. Jeanneret
Half-forward:
H. Lampe, B. Fraser, J. Garbutt
Forward:
T. Gilligan, C. Goding, W. Armstrong
Follower:
M. Pleass, H. Purdy, B. Windley (vice-capt.)
Fitzroy
Back:
E. Drohan, J. Grace, J. Nolan
Half-back:
A. Sloan (capt.), P. Hickey, J. Dalton
Centre:
B. Thompson, H. Clarke, J. Robinson
Half-forward:
C. Kiernan, B. Sharpe, B. Dalton
Forward:
B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.), E. Jenkins, A. McDougall
Follower:
M. Grace, B. Potter, P. Noonan
South Melbourne (5.8.38) were defeated by Fitzroy (6.6.42).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: W. Armstrong, B. Fraser, J. Garbutt, C. Goding, M. Pleass
Fitzroy: B. Sharpe (3), M. Grace, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1899
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
5.8.38 - 6.6.42
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | SMLB by 1 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 4 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Dave Adamson
(South Melbourne),
Alec Sloan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Bill Windley
(South Melbourne),
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
J. Lucas,
R. Turpenny
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Adamson, Dave (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Armstrong, Warwick | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cockbill, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davidson, George | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fraser, Bill | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Garbutt, Joe | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Tom | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Goding, Charlie | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Howson, Bert | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lampe, Harry | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNair, Arch | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Frank | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Hara, Jim | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pleass, Mick | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Purdy, Harry | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Windley, Bill (vc) | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 8 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Clarke, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bill | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McDougall, Abe | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (vc) | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Noonan, Paddy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Potter, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Bill | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 6 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| E. Drohan | J. Grace | J. Nolan | M. Pleass |
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| W. Armstrong | C. Goding | T. Gilligan | H. Purdy |
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| A. Sloan (c) | P. Hickey | J. Dalton |
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| J. Garbutt | B. Fraser | H. Lampe |
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| B. Thompson | H. Clarke | J. Robinson |
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| H. Jeanneret | J. O'Hara | B. Howson | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | M. Grace |
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| C. Kiernan | B. Sharpe | B. Dalton | P. Noonan |
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| G. Davidson | D. Adamson (c) | A. Trim |
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| B. McSpeerin (vc) | E. Jenkins | A. McDougall |
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| A. McNair | F. O'Hara | J. Cockbill |
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