1903 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1903 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1903 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne. Ben Baxter captained the hosts. Geoff Moriarty captained the visitors.

Essendon
Back: M. Peppard, T. Williams, T. Kinnear
Half-back: B. McCarthy, J. Geggie, B. Baxter (capt.)
Centre: T. Kennedy, G. Hastings, H. Vollugi
Half-forward: G. Cochrane, J. Holligan, D. Smith
Forward: H. Callan, M. Madden, J. Meadows
Follower: W. Carkeek, G. Martin, B. Griffith

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

Essendon (3.3.21) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.7.73).

Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Griffith, J. Holligan, J. Meadows
Fitzroy: F. Brophy (2), C. Kiernan (2), B. McSpeerin (2), B. Sharpe (2), L. Barker, W. Naismith, P. Trotter

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 2 May 1903
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Fitzroy
Score: 3.3.21 - 11.7.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 0 2 . 2 3 . 3 3 . 3 3 . 3 (21)
Fitzroy 2 . 2 3 . 3 7 . 5 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Margin FITZ by 2 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 26 FITZ by 52 FITZ by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ben Baxter (Essendon), Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. D'Helin
Goal Umpire: W. Bruton, J. Middleton

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baxter, Ben (ac) HBFR ? 0 ?
Callan, Hughie FPL ? 0 ?
Carkeek, William RU ? 0 ?
Cochrane, George HFFL ? 0 ?
Geggie, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy RO ? 1 ?
Hastings, George C ? 0 ?
Holligan, John CHF ? 1 ?
Kennedy, Ted WL ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted BPR ? 0 ?
Madden, Mick FF ? 0 ?
Martin, George RU ? 0 ?
McCarthy, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
Meadows, Johnny FPR ? 1 ?
Peppard, Mick BPL ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave HFFR ? 0 ?
Vollugi, Herc WR ? 0 ?
Williams, Tom FB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 3

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, Lou RO ? 1 ?
Bartlett, Alf WL ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy HBFR ? 0 ?
Best, Teddy BPR ? 0 ?
Brophy, Frank FF ? 2 ?
Clarke, Harry HBFL ? 0 ?
Griffiths, Bill C ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern BPL ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris HFFL ? 2 ?
Martin, Charlie WR ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill FPL ? 2 ?
Moriarty, Geoff (c) FB ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally FPR ? 1 ?
Sharp, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert RU ? 2 ?
Trotter, Percy HFFR ? 1 ?
Walker, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Wilkinson, Alf CHF ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 7

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

Essendon Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
E. Jenkins G. Moriarty (c) T. Best W. Carkeek

J. Meadows M. Madden H. Callan G. Martin

FORWARD B. Griffith

HALF-BACK



H. Clarke J. Sharp T. Beauchamp



D. Smith J. Holligan G. Cochrane



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



A. Bartlett B. Griffiths C. Martin



H. Vollugi G. Hastings T. Kennedy FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE B. Sharpe

HALF-FORWARD B. Walker

C. Kiernan A. Wilkinson P. Trotter L. Barker

B. Baxter (ac) J. Geggie B. McCarthy



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



B. McSpeerin F. Brophy W. Naismith



T. Kinnear T. Williams M. Peppard



BACK



Fitzroy Coach: unknown