1903 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1903 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1903 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Bill McClelland captained the hosts.

Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), S. Anderson, B. Bowe, B. Bremner, V. Coutie, J. Gardiner, C. Gardner, E. Gardner, F. Langley, J. Leith, J. McLean, G. Moodie, D. Moriarty, H. Parkin, J. Purse, A. Sowden, E. Tout, C. Young

Fitzroy
L. Barker, A. Bartlett, T. Best, F. Brophy, H. Clarke, F. Fontaine, B. Griffiths, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, C. Martin, B. McSpeerin, G. Moriarty, W. Naismith, J. Sharp, B. Sharpe, P. Trotter, B. Walker, A. Wilkinson

Melbourne (4.5.29) were defeated by Fitzroy (6.11.47).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Anderson (2), G. Moodie, E. Tout
Fitzroy: C. Kiernan (2), P. Trotter (2), L. Barker, A. Wilkinson

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Fitzroy were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 9 May 1903
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 4.5.29 - 6.11.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 1 4 . 1 4 . 3 4 . 5 4 . 5 (29)
Fitzroy 0 . 1 3 . 2 5 . 7 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
Margin MELB by 18 MELB by 5 FITZ by 10 FITZ by 18 FITZ by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Goal Umpire: J. Benson, H. O'Bern

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Syd ? ? 2 ?
Bowe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Bremner, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin ? ? 0 ?
Gardiner, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Corrie ? ? 0 ?
Gardner, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack ? ? 0 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
McLean, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Moodie, George ? ? 1 ?
Moriarty, Dan ? ? 0 ?
Parkin, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Tout, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 5

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, Lou ? ? 1 ?
Bartlett, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Best, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Brophy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Griffiths, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 2 ?
Martin, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Sharpe, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Trotter, Percy ? ? 2 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Wilkinson, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 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