1900 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1900 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1900 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Dick Wardill captained the hosts.
Alec Sloan captained the visitors.
Melbourne
D. Wardill (capt.), E. Adams, V. Cumberland, C. Gardner, S. Geddes, F. Langley, J. Leith, A. Lewis, B. McClelland, B. McCulloch, F. McGinis, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, H. Parkin, J. Purse, L. Rippon, T. Ryan, A. Sowden
Fitzroy
A. Sloan (capt.), L. Barker, T. Beauchamp, G. Brosnan, B. Dalton, J. Dalton, J. Deas, P. Descrimes, M. Grace, P. Hickey, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, A. McDougall, B. McSpeerin, G. Moriarty, B. Potter, J. Robinson, B. Thompson
Melbourne (3.9.27) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.6.66).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Ryan, A. Sowden, D. Wardill
Fitzroy: C. Kiernan (3), P. Descrimes (2), L. Barker, G. Brosnan, B. Dalton, M. Grace, A. McDougall
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1900 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1900
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 9 | (27) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Margin | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 27 | FITZ by 39 | FITZ by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Dick Wardill
(Melbourne),
Alec Sloan
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. D'Helin
Goal Umpire:
J. Jones,
J. Lucas
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardner, Corrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geddes, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lewis, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCulloch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McGinis, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rippon, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Ryan, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wardill, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 9 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Beauchamp, Tammy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brosnan, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Dalton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Deas, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Descrimes, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hickey, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| McDougall, Abe | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Potter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sloan, Alec (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thompson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 6 | |||