1902 VFL Sectional Round 1: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1902 between Geelong and Fitzroy during the first sectional round 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, N. Belcher, B. Bennion, C. Coles, F. Cronin, M. Donaghy, I. Forbes, T. Holland, B. Mahoney, F. McCallum, A. McKenzie, E. Newling, J. Palmer, A. Pincott, H. Pitman, A. Reed, P. Stephens
Fitzroy
B. McSpeerin (capt.), L. Barker, A. Bartlett, T. Beauchamp, T. Best, G. Brosnan, H. Clarke, F. Howard, E. Jenkins, B. Loel, B. McCarthy, H. Milne, G. Moriarty, W. Naismith, J. Sharp, B. Sharpe, P. Trotter, A. Wilkinson
Geelong (5.6.36) were defeated by Fitzroy (6.15.51).
Goalkickers
Geelong: I. Forbes (2), N. Belcher, B. Mahoney, A. Reed
Fitzroy: A. Wilkinson (3), P. Trotter (2), B. McSpeerin
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1902 VFL Season
Round:
Sectional Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1902
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | (36) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 4 | 0 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 12 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Bill McSpeerin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
J. Middleton
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailiff, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Belcher, Norman | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Bennion, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cronin, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Holland, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mahoney, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McCallum, Firth | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Palmer, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pincott, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pitman, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Reed, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 6 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bartlett, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beauchamp, Tammy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Best, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brosnan, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howard, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Loel, Bertie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McCarthy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trotter, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Wilkinson, Alf | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 15 | |||