This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1899 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round eight of the 1899 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne.
George Stuckey captained the hosts.
Alec Sloan captained the visitors with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
Essendon (6.15.51) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.3.63).
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1899
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
6.15.51 - 10.3.63
Player Statistics
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Barry, Son
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Cleghorn, Arthur
|
RO
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Collins, Tod
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Fitzpatrick, Hugh
|
RU
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
|
Forbes, Charlie
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Gavin, Hugh
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Griffith, Billy
|
FPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Groves, Joe
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Hastings, George
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Jackson, Bill
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Kinnear, Ted
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Larkin, Jimmy
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Martin, George
|
FF
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Moore, Charlie
|
FPL
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Officer, Gus
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
O'Loughlin, Pat
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Stuckey, George
(c)
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Wright, Harry
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
6
|
15
|
Fitzroy
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
|
Clarke, Harry
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Dalton, Bill
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Dalton, Jack
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Deas, Jack
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Descrimes, Pat
|
FF
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Drohan, Eddie
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Foletta, Charlie
|
FPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Grace, Jim
|
CHF
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
|
Grace, Mick
|
RU
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
|
Hickey, Pat
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Kiernan, Chris
|
HFFL
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
McDougall, Abe
|
FPR
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
McSpeerin, Bill
(vc)
|
RO
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Moriarty, Geoff
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Potter, Bill
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Robinson, James
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
|
Sharpe, Bert
|
HFFR
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
|
Sloan, Alec
(c)
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(18 players)
|
10
|
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 50s