1899 VFL Round-Robin Final 3: Collingwood v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 9 September 1899 between Collingwood and Fitzroy during the third round-robin final round of the 1899 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Dick Condon captained the hosts with Arthur Leach as vice-captain.
Alec Sloan captained the visitors with Bill McSpeerin as vice-captain.
Collingwood
Back:
M. Fell, 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:
J. Gregory, J. Lyons, A. Tame
Follower:
F. Hailwood, A. Smith, D. Condon (capt.)
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:
B. Dalton, F. Fontaine, A. McDougall
Forward:
J. Grace, P. Descrimes, B. Sharpe
Follower:
M. Grace, B. Potter, B. McSpeerin (vice-capt.)
Collingwood (4.7.31) were defeated by Fitzroy (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: A. Smith (2), J. Gregory, A. Leach
Fitzroy: B. McSpeerin (2), B. Sharpe (2), M. Grace, P. Hickey
Match Details
Season:
1899 VFL Season
Round:
Round-Robin Final 3
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 9 September 1899
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
4.7.31 - 6.9.45
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Collingwood | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | (31) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | FITZ by 6 | COLL by 5 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 14 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Dick Condon
(Collingwood),
Alec Sloan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Arthur Leach
(Collingwood),
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Keenan
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Condon, Dick (c) | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dow, Charlie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fell, Matthew | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gregory, Jim | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hailwood, Frank | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leach, Arthur (vc) | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Leach, Fred | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lyons, Johnny | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Monohan, Jack | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| O'Brien, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pannam, Charlie | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Proudfoot, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sime, Charlie | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Archie | RU | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Tame, Alby | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tulloch, Lardie | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Watsford, Doug | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Williams, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 7 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Clarke, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bill | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Deas, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fontaine, Fred | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Jim | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | CHB | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDougall, Abe | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McEwen, Hugh | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (vc) | RO | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Potter, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| E. Jenkins | G. Moriarty | J. Deas | F. Hailwood |
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| A. Tame | J. Lyons | J. Gregory | A. Smith |
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| A. Sloan (c) | P. Hickey | H. McEwen |
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| L. Tulloch | A. Leach (vc) | D. Watsford |
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| E. Drohan | H. Clarke | J. Robinson |
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| C. Sime | F. Leach | C. Pannam | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | M. Grace |
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| HALF-FORWARD | B. Potter |
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| B. Dalton | F. Fontaine | A. McDougall | B. McSpeerin (vc) |
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| B. O'Brien | J. Monohan | G. Williams |
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| J. Grace | P. Descrimes | B. Sharpe |
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| C. Dow | B. Proudfoot | M. Fell |
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