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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Victoria Park.
Tod Collins captained the hosts with Ted Kinnear as vice-captain.
Bill McSpeerin captained the visitors.
Essendon (6.10.46) defeated Fitzroy (6.9.45).
Match Details
Season:
1901 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1901
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Fitzroy
Score:
6.10.46 - 6.9.45
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
|
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