1899 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1899 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1899 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alec Sloan captained the hosts with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
Tom McNamara captained the visitors.
Fitzroy
Back:
J. Deas, J. Power, J. Nolan
Half-back:
A. Sloan (capt.), P. Hickey, J. Grace
Centre:
J. Robinson, E. Drohan, B. Thompson
Half-forward:
B. Dalton, A. McDougall, C. Kiernan
Forward:
B. Sharpe, J. Kerrigan, E. Jenkins
Follower:
M. Grace, B. Potter, B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.)
St Kilda
Back:
G. May, G. Stewart, C. Raff
Half-back:
G. Rutherford, T. McNamara (capt.), G. Morrison
Centre:
H. Smith, B. McGregor, G. Spilcker
Half-forward:
D. McKay, J. Warne, M. Minahan
Forward:
H. Bond, A. Stewart, H. Brown
Follower:
T. Blake, J. Smith, B. Matthews
Fitzroy (7.14.56) defeated St Kilda (5.3.33).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Kiernan (2), B. Sharpe (2), M. Grace, E. Jenkins, J. Kerrigan
St Kilda: A. Stewart (3), T. McNamara, M. Minahan
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1899
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | (33) |
| Margin | STKL by 1 | STKL by 1 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 23 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Alec Sloan
(Fitzroy),
Tom McNamara
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Mackay
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Dalton, Bill | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Deas, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kerrigan, Joe | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McDougall, Abe | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (vc) | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Jerry | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Potter, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Power, Johnny | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Bill | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Blake, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bond, Harry | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brown, Harold | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Matthews, Bill | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| May, George | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGregor, Billy | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKay, Dick | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Tom (c) | CHB | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Minahan, Mick | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Morrison, George | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Raff, Charles | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rutherford, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jimmy | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Spilcker, George | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stewart, Andy | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Stewart, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Warne, Jim | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 3 | |||
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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| G. May | G. Stewart | C. Raff | M. Grace |
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| E. Jenkins | J. Kerrigan | B. Sharpe | B. Potter |
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| G. Rutherford | T. McNamara (c) | G. Morrison |
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| C. Kiernan | A. McDougall | B. Dalton |
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| H. Smith | B. McGregor | G. Spilcker |
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| B. Thompson | E. Drohan | J. Robinson | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| D. McKay | J. Warne | M. Minahan | B. Matthews |
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| J. Grace | P. Hickey | A. Sloan (c) |
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| H. Bond | A. Stewart | H. Brown |
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| J. Nolan | J. Power | J. Deas |
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