1901 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1901 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1901 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. In the absence of Bill McClelland, Harry Parkin captained the hosts. Bill McSpeerin captained the visitors.

Melbourne
H. Parkin (capt.), H. Boully, B. Bowe, G. Colclough, V. Coutie, V. Cumberland, C. Gardner, S. Geddes, F. Langley, F. McGinis, J. McLean, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, J. Purse, L. Rippon, A. Sowden, A. Tredinnick, C. Young

Fitzroy
B. McSpeerin (capt.), L. Barker, T. Beauchamp, G. Brosnan, H. Clarke, B. Dalton, E. Drohan, F. Fontaine, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, B. Loel, A. McDougall, H. McEwen, G. Moriarty, B. Sharpe, A. Sloan, B. Smith, P. Trotter

Melbourne (4.5.29) defeated Fitzroy (2.11.23).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Langley, F. McGinis, J. McLean, L. Rippon
Fitzroy: G. Brosnan, B. McSpeerin

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1901 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 27 July 1901
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 4.5.29 - 2.11.23

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 1 3 . 1 3 . 3 4 . 5 4 . 5 (29)
Fitzroy 0 . 5 0 . 7 1 . 10 2 . 11 2 . 11 (23)
Margin FITZ by 4 MELB by 12 MELB by 5 MELB by 6 MELB by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Melbourne), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: Harry Parkin (Melbourne), Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: J. Jones, J. Russ

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Boully, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Colclough, Graham ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 0 ?
Cumberland, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Corrie ? ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 1 ?
McGinis, Fred ? ? 1 ?
McLean, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry (ac) ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rippon, Les ? ? 1 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Tredinnick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 5

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, Lou ? ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
Brosnan, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 0 ?
Loel, Bertie ? ? 0 ?
McDougall, Abe ? ? 0 ?
McEwen, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
Moriarty, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Sloan, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Trotter, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 11

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

Score Timeline

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