1902 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1902 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1902 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne.
Tod Collins captained the hosts.
Bill McSpeerin captained the visitors.
Essendon
Back:
F. Mann, S. Hall, M. Collins
Half-back:
B. Robinson, H. Gavin, T. Collins (capt.)
Centre:
T. Kennedy, H. Wright, H. Vollugi
Half-forward:
G. Hastings, A. Thurgood, F. Hiskins
Forward:
S. Barry, G. Martin, B. Baxter
Follower:
J. Geggie, J. McKenzie, B. Griffith
Fitzroy
Back:
G. Hutchinson, G. Moriarty, J. Sharp
Half-back:
T. Beauchamp, F. Fontaine, F. Hince
Centre:
E. Drohan, H. Clarke, A. Bartlett
Half-forward:
A. Wilkinson, G. Brosnan, L. Barker
Forward:
B. McSpeerin (capt.), B. Smith, A. McDougall
Follower:
F. Brophy, E. Jenkins, P. Trotter
Essendon (5.9.39) were defeated by Fitzroy (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Thurgood (2), B. Baxter, F. Hiskins, G. Martin
Fitzroy: P. Trotter (4), G. Brosnan, B. Smith, A. Wilkinson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1902 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1902
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 1 | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 13 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Tod Collins
(Essendon),
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Pleass
Goal Umpire:
J. Lucas,
M. Minahan
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Barry, Son | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Baxter, Ben | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Tod (c) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gavin, Hugh | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geggie, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, Syd | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hiskins, Fred | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mann, Fred | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Robinson, Bill | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Thurgood, Albert | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Vollugi, Herc | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 9 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Barker, Lou | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bartlett, Alf | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beauchamp, Tammy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brophy, Frank | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brosnan, Gerald | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Clarke, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drohan, Eddie | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fontaine, Fred | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hince, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hutchinson, George | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDougall, Abe | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (c) | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Bob | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Trotter, Percy | RO | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Wilkinson, Alf | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| G. Hutchinson | G. Moriarty | J. Sharp | J. Geggie |
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| B. Baxter | G. Martin | S. Barry | J. McKenzie |
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| T. Beauchamp | F. Fontaine | F. Hince |
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| F. Hiskins | A. Thurgood | G. Hastings |
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| E. Drohan | H. Clarke | A. Bartlett |
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| H. Vollugi | H. Wright | T. Kennedy | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| A. Wilkinson | G. Brosnan | L. Barker | P. Trotter |
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| T. Collins (c) | H. Gavin | B. Robinson |
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| B. McSpeerin (c) | B. Smith | A. McDougall |
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| M. Collins | S. Hall | F. Mann |
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