1902 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1902 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1902 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Bill McSpeerin captained the visitors.
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), L. Bailiff, C. Coles, M. Donaghy, I. Forbes, T. Holland, J. Hurley, B. Mahoney, T. McLean, E. Newling, J. Palmer, A. Pincott, T. Potter, T. Rankin, A. Reed, P. Stephens, H. Webb, J. Wright
Fitzroy
B. McSpeerin (capt.), S. Baker, L. Barker, A. Bartlett, T. Beauchamp, T. Best, H. Clarke, A. Gilligan, F. Hince, B. McCarthy, A. McDougall, H. Milne, W. Naismith, J. Sharp, B. Sharpe, J. Trehey, P. Trotter, A. Wilkinson
Geelong (5.10.40) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Mahoney (2), C. Coles, I. Forbes, J. Palmer
Fitzroy: A. Wilkinson (3), L. Barker (2), P. Trotter (2), A. Gilligan, H. Milne
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1902 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1902
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 21 | FITZ by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Fenton
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
J. Lucas
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailiff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Holland, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hurley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mahoney, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Palmer, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reed, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Webb, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wright, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Bartlett, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beauchamp, Tammy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Best, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hince, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCarthy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDougall, Abe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trehey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trotter, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Wilkinson, Alf | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 7 | |||