1901 VFL Semi Final 1: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1901 between Essendon and Fitzroy in the first semi final of the 1901 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Tod Collins captained the hosts with Ted Kinnear as vice-captain.
Bill McSpeerin captained the visitors.
Essendon
T. Collins (capt.), T. Kinnear (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, S. Barry, M. Collins, H. Gavin, B. Griffith, G. Hastings, F. Hiskins, T. Kennedy, J. Larkin, G. Martin, J. McKenzie, M. Peppard, B. Robinson, G. Stuckey, A. Thurgood, H. Wright
Fitzroy
B. McSpeerin (capt.), L. Barker, A. Bartlett, T. Beauchamp, G. Brosnan, H. Clarke, E. Drohan, F. Fontaine, F. Hince, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, H. McEwen, G. Moriarty, J. Sharp, B. Sharpe, A. Sloan, B. Smith, P. Trotter
Essendon (6.10.46) defeated Fitzroy (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Thurgood (5), J. Larkin
Fitzroy: G. Brosnan (2), J. Sharp (2), B. Sharpe (2)
Match Details
Season:
1901 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1901
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Essendon | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
Margin | FITZ by 15 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 1 | |||||||||||
Duration |
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Tod Collins
(Essendon),
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Ted Kinnear
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
C. Thomas
Player Statistics
Essendon
# | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anderson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Barry, Son | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Collins, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Collins, Tod (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Gavin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Griffith, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Hastings, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Hiskins, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Kennedy, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Kinnear, Ted (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Larkin, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
Martin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
McKenzie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Peppard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Robinson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Stuckey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Thurgood, Albert | ? | ? | 5 | ? | |
Wright, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Rushed | ? | ||||
Total (18 players) | 6 | 10 |
Fitzroy
# | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Bartlett, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Beauchamp, Tammy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Brosnan, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Drohan, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Fontaine, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Hince, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
McEwen, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
McSpeerin, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Moriarty, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Sharp, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
Sloan, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Smith, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Trotter, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
Rushed | ? | ||||
Total (18 players) | 6 | 9 |