1899 VFL Round 14: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1899 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1899 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. Bill Stuckey captained the hosts with Peter Williams as vice-captain. In the absence of Alec Sloan, vice-captain Bill McSpeerin captained the visitors.

Carlton
Back: B. Sharkey, A. Thompson, B. McNamara
Half-back: B. Stuckey (capt.), H. McShane, P. Williams (vice-capt.)
Centre: W. O'Cock, E. Walton, B. Casey
Half-forward: D. Lanigan, B. Collins, J. Hooper
Forward: P. Considine, H. Thompson, B. Bird
Follower: L. Morrison, B. Walsh, B. Monagle

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

Carlton (2.4.16) were defeated by Fitzroy (5.9.39).

Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Casey, H. Thompson
Fitzroy: B. McSpeerin (2), B. Cleary, F. Fontaine, B. Sharpe

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 7th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 12 August 1899
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Princes Park

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Fitzroy
Score: 2.4.16 - 5.9.39

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 0 . 2 1 . 3 2 . 4 2 . 4 2 . 4 (16)
Fitzroy 2 . 3 2 . 5 3 . 7 5 . 9 5 . 9 (39)
Margin FITZ by 13 FITZ by 8 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Carlton), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bill Stuckey (Carlton), Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Peter Williams (Carlton), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Keenan
Goal Umpire: J. Lucas, J. Rickard

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bird, Bob FPR ? 0 ?
Casey, Bill WR ? 1 ?
Collins, Bill CHF ? 0 ?
Considine, Pat FPL ? 0 ?
Hooper, John HFFR ? 0 ?
Lanigan, Denis HFFL ? 0 ?
McNamara, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry CHB ? 0 ?
Monagle, Billy RO ? 0 ?
Morrison, Len RU ? 0 ?
O'Cock, Wally WL ? 0 ?
Sharkey, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
Stuckey, Bill (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Thompson, Arthur FB ? 0 ?
Thompson, Harry FF ? 1 ?
Walsh, Bobby RU ? 0 ?
Walton, Ernie C ? 0 ?
Williams, Peter (vc) HBFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 4

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Beauchamp, Tammy BPL ? 0 ?
Clarke, Harry C ? 0 ?
Cleary, Bill FPL ? 1 ?
Drohan, Eddie WL ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred RU ? 1 ?
Grace, Jim CHF ? 0 ?
Grace, Mick RU ? 0 ?
Hay, Bob BPR ? 0 ?
Hickey, Pat CHB ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern HBFL ? 0 ?
McDougall, Abe HFFR ? 0 ?
McEwen, Hugh HBFR ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (ac) FPR ? 2 ?
Moriarty, Geoff FB ? 0 ?
Mulcahy, Jack HFFL ? 0 ?
Noonan, Paddy RO ? 0 ?
Robinson, James WR ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert FF ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 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

Player Line-Up

Carlton Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
T. Beauchamp G. Moriarty B. Hay L. Morrison

B. Bird H. Thompson P. Considine B. Walsh

FORWARD B. Monagle

HALF-BACK



E. Jenkins P. Hickey H. McEwen



J. Hooper B. Collins D. Lanigan



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



E. Drohan H. Clarke J. Robinson



B. Casey E. Walton W. O'Cock FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE F. Fontaine

HALF-FORWARD M. Grace

J. Mulcahy J. Grace A. McDougall P. Noonan

P. Williams (vc) H. McShane B. Stuckey (c)



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



B. Cleary B. Sharpe B. McSpeerin (ac)



B. McNamara A. Thompson B. Sharkey



BACK



Fitzroy Coach: unknown