1903 VFL Grand Final: Collingwood v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1903 between Collingwood and Fitzroy in the grand final of the 1903 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Lardie Tulloch captained the hosts with Charlie Pannam as vice-captain. Gerald Brosnan captained the visitors.

Collingwood
Back: G. Lockwood, B. Proudfoot, A. Dummett
Half-back: M. Fell, J. Monohan, B. Rush
Centre: C. Pannam (vice-capt.), C. McCormack, E. Drohan
Half-forward: T. Lockwood, T. Rowell, L. Tulloch (capt.)
Forward: A. Leach, J. Addison, H. Pears
Follower: G. Angus, J. Incoll, D. Condon

Fitzroy
Back: A. Sharp, W. Naismith, L. Barker
Half-back: E. Jenkins, J. Sharp, F. Fontaine
Centre: L. Millis, H. Clarke, T. Beauchamp
Half-forward: C. Kiernan, B. Sharpe, G. Brosnan (capt.)
Forward: B. McSpeerin, F. Brophy, A. Wilkinson
Follower: H. Milne, B. Walker, P. Trotter

Collingwood (4.7.31) defeated Fitzroy (3.11.29).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: J. Addison (2), D. Condon, T. Lockwood
Fitzroy: B. McSpeerin, L. Millis, H. Milne

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Collingwood v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 12 September 1903
Time: 3:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 32,363

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Fitzroy
Score: 4.7.31 - 3.11.29

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 2 . 3 3 . 4 3 . 6 4 . 7 4 . 7 (31)
Fitzroy 2 . 2 2 . 5 2 . 8 3 . 11 3 . 11 (29)
Margin COLL by 1 COLL by 5 COLL by 4 COLL by 2 COLL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: Lardie Tulloch (Collingwood), Gerald Brosnan (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Charlie Pannam (Collingwood), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Goal Umpire: A. Collis, F. Franks

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Addison, Jim FF ? 2 ?
Angus, George RU ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick RO ? 1 ?
Drohan, Eddie WR ? 0 ?
Dummett, Alf BPR ? 0 ?
Fell, Matthew HBFL ? 0 ?
Incoll, Jack RU ? 0 ?
Leach, Arthur FPL ? 0 ?
Lockwood, George BPL ? 0 ?
Lockwood, Teddy HFFL ? 1 ?
McCormack, Con C ? 0 ?
Monohan, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie (vc) WL ? 0 ?
Pears, Harry FPR ? 0 ?
Proudfoot, Bill FB ? 0 ?
Rowell, Ted CHF ? 0 ?
Rush, Bob HBFR ? 0 ?
Tulloch, Lardie (c) HFFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 7

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, Lou BPR ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy WR ? 0 ?
Brophy, Frank FF ? 0 ?
Brosnan, Gerald (c) HFFR ? 0 ?
Clarke, Harry C ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred HBFR ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern HBFL ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris HFFL ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill FPL ? 1 ?
Millis, Les WL ? 1 ?
Milne, Herbert RU ? 1 ?
Naismith, Wally FB ? 0 ?
Sharp, Alf BPL ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert CHF ? 0 ?
Trotter, Percy RO ? 0 ?
Walker, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Wilkinson, Alf FPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 11

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

Player Line-Up

Collingwood Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
A. Sharp W. Naismith L. Barker G. Angus

H. Pears J. Addison A. Leach J. Incoll

FORWARD D. Condon

HALF-BACK



E. Jenkins J. Sharp F. Fontaine



L. Tulloch (c) T. Rowell T. Lockwood



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



L. Millis H. Clarke T. Beauchamp



E. Drohan C. McCormack C. Pannam (vc) FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE H. Milne

HALF-FORWARD B. Walker

C. Kiernan B. Sharpe G. Brosnan (c) P. Trotter

B. Rush J. Monohan M. Fell



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



B. McSpeerin F. Brophy A. Wilkinson



A. Dummett B. Proudfoot G. Lockwood



BACK



Fitzroy Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 COLL Ted Rowell behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 ??:??
FITZ Herbert Milne goal 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 0.1.1 - 1.1.7 ??:??
COLL Dick Condon goal 1.1.7 - 1.1.7 ??:??
FITZ Bill McSpeerin goal 1.1.7 - 2.1.13 ??:??
COLL Teddy Lockwood goal 2.1.13 - 2.1.13 ??:??
COLL Harry Pears behind 2.2.14 - 2.1.13 ??:??
COLL Ted Rowell behind 2.3.15 - 2.1.13 ??:??
FITZ unknown behind 2.3.15 - 2.2.14 ??:??
Q2 FITZ Percy Trotter behind 2.3.15 - 2.3.15 ??:??
COLL Jim Addison behind 2.4.16 - 2.3.15 ??:??
COLL Jim Addison goal 3.4.22 - 2.3.15 ??:??
FITZ Gerald Brosnan behind 3.4.22 - 2.4.16 ??:??
FITZ Bill McSpeerin behind 3.4.22 - 2.5.17 ??:??
Q3 FITZ Les Millis behind 3.4.22 - 2.6.18 ??:??
COLL George Angus behind 3.5.23 - 2.6.18 ??:??
COLL Jack Incoll behind 3.6.24 - 2.6.18 ??:??
FITZ Percy Trotter behind 3.6.24 - 2.7.19 ??:??
FITZ Gerald Brosnan behind 3.6.24 - 2.8.20 ??:??
Q4 COLL unknown behind 3.7.25 - 2.8.20 ??:??
COLL Jim Addison goal 4.7.31 - 2.8.20 ??:??
FITZ Les Millis goal 4.7.31 - 3.8.26 ??:??
FITZ Les Millis behind 4.7.31 - 3.9.27 ??:??
FITZ Bill McSpeerin behind 4.7.31 - 3.10.28 ??:??
FITZ Gerald Brosnan behind 4.7.31 - 3.11.29 ??:??