1901 VFL Season Sectional Round 3: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1901 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during the third sectional round of the 1901 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Bill McSpeerin captained the hosts. Bill McClelland captained the visitors.

Fitzroy (4.13.37) defeated Melbourne (3.6.24).

Match Details

Season: 1901 VFL Season
Round: Sectional Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 August 1901
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 4.13.37 - 3.6.24

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 3 1 . 5 1 . 7 4 . 13 4 . 13 (37)
Melbourne 2 . 0 2 . 2 2 . 6 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Margin MELB by 9 MELB by 3 MELB by 5 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Bill McSpeerin

Melbourne

Captain: Bill McClelland

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

I. Crapp

Goal Umpires

G. Clapham
J. Jones

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, Lou ? ? 0 ?
Bartlett, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Dalton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Hince, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 1 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 0 ?
Loel, Bertie ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert ? ? 3 ?
Sloan, Alec ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Trotter, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 13

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Boully, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Cathie, George ? ? 1 ?
Colclough, Graham ? ? 1 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 1 ?
Cumberland, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Corrie ? ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
McGinis, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rippon, Les ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 6

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

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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