1899 VFL Round-Robin Final 1: Fitzroy v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1899 between Fitzroy and Carlton during the first round-robin final round of the 1899 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval.
Alec Sloan captained the hosts with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
Bill Stuckey captained the visitors with Peter Williams as vice-captain.
Fitzroy
Back:
E. Jenkins, G. Moriarty, J. Deas
Half-back:
A. Sloan (capt.), P. Hickey, H. McEwen
Centre:
E. Drohan, H. Clarke, J. Robinson
Half-forward:
J. Mulcahy, J. Grace, A. McDougall
Forward:
B. Cleary, P. Descrimes, B. Sharpe
Follower:
F. Fontaine, B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.), M. Grace
Carlton
Back:
B. Casey, B. McNamara, P. Williams (vice-capt.)
Half-back:
B. Stuckey (capt.), E. Walton, H. McShane
Centre:
W. O'Cock, H. Evans, J. Hooper
Half-forward:
D. Lanigan, A. Thompson, D. Walker
Forward:
B. Bird, H. Thompson, P. Considine
Follower:
B. Collins, B. Walsh, B. Monagle
Fitzroy (5.11.41) defeated Carlton (6.4.40).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Sharpe (2), H. Clarke, E. Drohan, M. Grace
Carlton: H. Thompson (3), B. Bird, P. Considine, B. Walsh
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1899
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | (40) |
| Margin | CARL by 8 | CARL by 4 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 1 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Carlton)
Captains:
Alec Sloan
(Fitzroy),
Bill Stuckey
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy),
Peter Williams
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Keenan
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
J. Middleton
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Clarke, Harry | C | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cleary, Bill | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Deas, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie | WL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Fontaine, Fred | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDougall, Abe | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McEwen, Hugh | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mulcahy, Jack | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 11 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bird, Bob | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Casey, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Considine, Pat | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Evans, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hooper, John | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lanigan, Denis | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McNamara, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monagle, Billy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Cock, Wally | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stuckey, Bill (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Arthur | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Harry | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Walker, Dick | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walsh, Bobby | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Walton, Ernie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, Peter (vc) | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 4 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| B. Casey | B. McNamara | P. Williams (vc) | F. Fontaine |
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| B. Sharpe | P. Descrimes | B. Cleary | B. McSpeerin (vc) |
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| B. Stuckey (c) | E. Walton | H. McShane |
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| A. McDougall | J. Grace | J. Mulcahy |
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| W. O'Cock | H. Evans | J. Hooper |
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| J. Robinson | H. Clarke | E. Drohan | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | B. Collins |
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| D. Lanigan | A. Thompson | D. Walker | B. Monagle |
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| H. McEwen | P. Hickey | A. Sloan (c) |
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| B. Bird | H. Thompson | P. Considine |
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| J. Deas | G. Moriarty | E. Jenkins |
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| Carlton | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||