1899 VFL Round 13: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1899 between Fitzroy and Collingwood during round 13 of the 1899 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at Brunswick Street Oval. In the absence of Alec Sloan, vice-captain Bill McSpeerin captained the hosts. Dick Condon captained the visitors with Arthur Leach as vice-captain.

Fitzroy
Back: E. Jenkins, G. Moriarty, J. Deas
Half-back: T. Beauchamp, P. Hickey, H. McEwen
Centre: E. Drohan, H. Clarke, J. Robinson
Half-forward: B. McSpeerin (capt.), J. Grace, B. Sharpe
Forward: B. Cleary, F. Fontaine, C. Foletta
Follower: M. Grace, A. McDougall, P. Noonan

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

Fitzroy (3.7.25) were defeated by Collingwood (5.7.37).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Cleary, C. Foletta, A. McDougall
Collingwood: A. Smith (2), C. Pannam, A. Tame, L. Tulloch

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 5 August 1899
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Collingwood
Score: 3.7.25 - 5.7.37

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 2 1 . 4 1 . 6 3 . 7 3 . 7 (25)
Collingwood 1 . 3 3 . 4 4 . 7 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Margin COLL by 7 COLL by 12 COLL by 19 COLL by 12 COLL by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (Collingwood)
Captains: Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy), Dick Condon (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Arthur Leach (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, J. Rickard

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Beauchamp, Tammy HBFL ? 0 ?
Clarke, Harry C ? 0 ?
Cleary, Bill FPL ? 1 ?
Deas, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie WL ? 0 ?
Foletta, Charlie FPR ? 1 ?
Fontaine, Fred FF ? 0 ?
Grace, Jim CHF ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick RU ? 0 ?
Hickey, Pat CHB ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern BPL ? 0 ?
McDougall, Abe RU ? 1 ?
McEwen, Hugh HBFR ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (ac) HFFL ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Geoff FB ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy RO ? 0 ?
Robinson, James WR ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert HFFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 7

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Catlin, Alf FPR ? 0 1
Condon, Dick (c) RO ? 0 0
Dow, Charlie BPR ? 0 0
Fell, Matthew RU ? 0 1
Hailwood, Frank RU ? 0 0
Leach, Arthur (vc) CHF ? 0 0
Leach, Fred C ? 0 0
Lyons, Johnny FF ? 0 0
Monohan, Jack CHB ? 0 0
O'Brien, Bill HBFR ? 0 0
Pannam, Charlie WL ? 1 0
Proudfoot, Bill FB ? 0 0
Sime, Charlie WR ? 0 0
Smith, Archie FPL ? 2 2
Tame, Alby BPL ? 1 1
Tulloch, Lardie HFFR ? 1 1
Watsford, Doug HFFL ? 0 0
Williams, George HBFL ? 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (18 players) 5 7

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
A. Tame B. Proudfoot C. Dow M. Grace

C. Foletta F. Fontaine B. Cleary A. McDougall

FORWARD P. Noonan

HALF-BACK



G. Williams J. Monohan B. O'Brien



B. Sharpe J. Grace B. McSpeerin (ac)



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



C. Pannam F. Leach C. Sime



J. Robinson H. Clarke E. Drohan FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE M. Fell

HALF-FORWARD F. Hailwood

D. Watsford A. Leach (vc) L. Tulloch D. Condon (c)

H. McEwen P. Hickey T. Beauchamp



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



A. Smith J. Lyons A. Catlin



J. Deas G. Moriarty E. Jenkins



BACK



Collingwood Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 COLL Archie Smith behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 ??:??
COLL Matthew Fell behind 0.0.0 - 0.2.2 ??:??
COLL Archie Smith goal 0.0.0 - 1.2.8 ??:??
FITZ Jim Grace behind 0.1.1 - 1.2.8 ??:??
FITZ Fred Fontaine behind 0.2.2 - 1.2.8 ??:??
COLL Archie Smith behind 0.2.2 - 1.3.9 ??:??
Q2 FITZ Mick Grace behind 0.3.3 - 1.3.9 ??:??
FITZ Abe McDougall goal 1.3.9 - 1.3.9 ??:??
COLL Archie Smith goal 1.3.9 - 2.3.15 ??:??
COLL Alby Tame goal 1.3.9 - 3.3.21 ??:??
COLL Rushed behind 1.3.9 - 3.4.22 ??:??
FITZ Mick Grace goal 1.4.10 - 3.4.22 ??:??
Q3 COLL Lardie Tulloch goal 1.4.10 - 4.4.28 ??:??
COLL Lardie Tulloch behind 1.4.10 - 4.5.29 ??:??
COLL Alby Tame behind 1.4.10 - 4.6.30 ??:??
FITZ Charlie Foletta behind 1.5.11 - 4.6.30 ??:??
FITZ Bill Cleary behind 1.6.12 - 4.6.30 ??:??
COLL Alf Catlin behind 1.6.12 - 4.7.31 ??:??
Q4 FITZ unknown behind 1.7.13 - 4.7.31 ??:??
COLL Charlie Pannam goal 1.7.13 - 5.7.37 ??:??
FITZ Charlie Foletta goal 2.7.19 - 5.7.37 ??:??
FITZ Bill Cleary goal 3.7.25 - 5.7.37 ??:??