1899 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1899 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1899 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park. Bill Proudfoot captained the hosts with Dick Condon as vice-captain. Alec Sloan captained the visitors with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.

Collingwood
Back: B. Rush, B. Proudfoot (capt.), W. Gillard
Half-back: G. Williams, J. Monohan, B. O'Brien
Centre: C. Pannam, F. Leach, C. Sime
Half-forward: A. Tame, A. Leach, W. Fell
Forward: H. Hellwig, A. Smith, L. Tulloch
Follower: M. Fell, F. Hailwood, D. Condon (vice-capt.)

Fitzroy
Back: E. Jenkins, J. Deas, G. Moriarty
Half-back: A. Sloan (capt.), P. Hickey, J. Dalton
Centre: J. Robinson, H. Clarke, E. Drohan
Half-forward: C. Kiernan, B. Sharpe, J. Grace
Forward: F. Fontaine, P. Descrimes, B. Dalton
Follower: M. Grace, B. Potter, B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.)

Collingwood (1.7.13) were defeated by Fitzroy (5.5.35).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: F. Hailwood
Fitzroy: B. McSpeerin (3), F. Fontaine, B. Sharpe

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 10 June 1899
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Fitzroy
Score: 1.7.13 - 5.5.35

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 4 1 . 5 1 . 5 1 . 7 1 . 7 (13)
Fitzroy 1 . 0 3 . 2 4 . 4 5 . 5 5 . 5 (35)
Margin COLL by 4 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 22 FITZ by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood), Alec Sloan (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Dick Condon (Collingwood), Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Kendall
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, J. Rickard

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Condon, Dick (vc) RO ? 0 ?
Fell, Matthew RU ? 0 ?
Fell, Wilfred HFFR ? 0 ?
Gillard, Wal BPR ? 0 ?
Hailwood, Frank RU ? 1 ?
Hellwig, Herman FPL ? 0 ?
Leach, Arthur CHF ? 0 ?
Leach, Fred C ? 0 ?
Monohan, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
O'Brien, Bill HBFR ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie WL ? 0 ?
Proudfoot, Bill (c) FB ? 0 ?
Rush, Bob BPL ? 0 ?
Sime, Charlie WR ? 0 ?
Smith, Archie FF ? 0 ?
Tame, Alby HFFL ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie FPR ? 0 ?
Williams, George HBFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 1 7

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Clarke, Harry C ? 0 ?
Dalton, Bill FPR ? 0 ?
Dalton, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
Deas, Jack FB ? 0 ?
Descrimes, Pat FF ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie WR ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred FPL ? 1 ?
Grace, Jim HFFR ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick RU ? 0 ?
Hickey, Pat CHB ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern BPL ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris HFFL ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (vc) RO ? 3 ?
Moriarty, Geoff BPR ? 0 ?
Potter, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Robinson, James WL ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert CHF ? 1 ?
Sloan, Alec (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 5

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 50s