1902 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1902 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1902 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Bill McClelland captained the hosts. Bill McSpeerin captained the visitors.

Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), S. Anderson, B. Bowe, J. Byrne, V. Coutie, E. Gardner, S. Geddes, M. Herring, E. Hocking, F. Langley, A. Lewis, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, J. Purse, L. Rippon, T. Ryan, A. Sowden, C. Young

Fitzroy
B. McSpeerin (capt.), L. Barker, A. Bartlett, T. Beauchamp, F. Brophy, H. Clarke, F. Fontaine, A. Gilligan, F. Hince, B. McCarthy, C. Naismith, W. Naismith, J. Sharp, B. Sharpe, M. Shea, B. Smith, P. Trotter, A. Wilkinson

Melbourne (5.7.37) defeated Fitzroy (4.9.33).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie (2), T. Ryan (2), L. Rippon
Fitzroy: F. Brophy, A. Gilligan, B. McSpeerin, P. Trotter

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1902 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 19 July 1902
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Fitzroy
Score: 5.7.37 - 4.9.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 1 . 4 3 . 4 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Fitzroy 1 . 2 3 . 5 4 . 8 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Margin level FITZ by 13 FITZ by 10 MELB by 4 MELB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Melbourne), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bill McClelland (Melbourne), Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. D'Helin
Goal Umpire: J. Jones, J. Rickard

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Byrne, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 2 ?
Gardner, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Geddes, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Hocking, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Lewis, Austin ? ? 0 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rippon, Les ? ? 1 ?
Ryan, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 7

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, Lou ? ? 0 ?
Bartlett, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
Brophy, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
Hince, Frank ? ? 0 ?
McCarthy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
Naismith, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Trotter, Percy ? ? 1 ?
Wilkinson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 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