1899 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1899 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1899 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. In the absence of Alec Sloan, vice-captain Bill McSpeerin captained the hosts. Eddie Sholl captained the visitors.

Fitzroy
B. McSpeerin (capt.), H. Clarke, B. Cleary, J. Deas, E. Drohan, F. Fontaine, J. Grace, M. Grace, P. Hickey, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, A. McDougall, H. McEwen, G. Moriarty, P. Noonan, B. Potter, J. Robinson, B. Sharpe

Melbourne
E. Sholl (capt.), C. Cumberland, V. Cumberland, F. Elliott, M. Herring, C. Illingworth, J. Leith, A. Lewis, F. McGinis, H. Mitchell, D. Moriarty, D. Pirrie, C. Reid, L. Rippon, T. Ryan, D. Wardill, A. Wood, C. Young

Fitzroy (6.5.41) defeated Melbourne (4.9.33).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Grace (2), B. Cleary, C. Kiernan, B. McSpeerin, B. Potter
Melbourne: J. Leith, F. McGinis, D. Pirrie, A. Wood

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 29 July 1899
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 6.5.41 - 4.9.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 1 6 . 3 6 . 5 6 . 5 6 . 5 (41)
Melbourne 3 . 3 3 . 6 3 . 7 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Margin MELB by 8 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 16 FITZ by 8 FITZ by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy), Eddie Sholl (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Hood
Goal Umpire: J. Lucas, R. Turpenny

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Cleary, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Deas, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick ? ? 2 ?
Hickey, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 1 ?
McDougall, Abe ? ? 0 ?
McEwen, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (ac) ? ? 1 ?
Moriarty, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Potter, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Robinson, James ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 5

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cumberland, Cec ? ? 0 ?
Cumberland, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Elliott, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Illingworth, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Lewis, Austin ? ? 0 ?
McGinis, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Mitchell, Henry ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Pirrie, Dick ? ? 1 ?
Reid, Curtis ? ? 0 ?
Rippon, Les ? ? 0 ?
Ryan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Sholl, Eddie (c) ? ? 0 ?
Wardill, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Wood, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 9

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

Score Timeline

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