1903 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1903 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 3 of the 1903 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Gerald Brosnan captained the hosts. Tom Fogarty captained the visitors with Charlie James as vice-captain.

Fitzroy
G. Brosnan (capt.), L. Barker, T. Beauchamp, T. Best, F. Brophy, F. Fontaine, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, B. McSpeerin, L. Millis, H. Milne, G. Moriarty, W. Naismith, J. Sharp, M. Shea, P. Trotter, B. Walker, A. Wilkinson

South Melbourne
T. Fogarty (capt.), C. James (vice-capt.), A. Adamson, N. Alley, J. Canavan, J. Cormick, B. Fraser, B. Gent, C. Goding, J. Hassett, B. Hickey, B. Howson, H. Jeanneret, E. McDougall, O. McKelson, M. Pleass, B. Scott, B. Windley

Fitzroy (12.17.89) defeated South Melbourne (3.4.22).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Kiernan (4), P. Trotter (4), L. Barker, F. Brophy, H. Milne, A. Wilkinson
South Melbourne: J. Canavan, B. Gent, C. Goding

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 May 1903
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. South Melbourne
Score: 12.17.89 - 3.4.22

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 2 4 . 6 6 . 12 12 . 17 12 . 17 (89)
South Melbourne 1 . 2 1 . 4 1 . 4 3 . 4 3 . 4 (22)
Margin FITZ by 18 FITZ by 20 FITZ by 38 FITZ by 67 FITZ by 67
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (South Melbourne)
Captains: Gerald Brosnan (Fitzroy), Tom Fogarty (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Charlie James (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. D'Helin
Goal Umpire: S. Chapman, W. Little

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, Lou ? ? 1 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
Best, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Brophy, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Brosnan, Gerald (c) ? ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris ? ? 4 ?
McSpeerin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 0 ?
Milne, Herbert ? ? 1 ?
Moriarty, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Trotter, Percy ? ? 4 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Wilkinson, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 17

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Adamson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Alley, Ned ? ? 0 ?
Canavan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
Cormick, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
Fogarty, Tom (c) ? ? 0 ?
Fraser, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Gent, Billy ? ? 1 ?
Goding, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Hassett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Hickey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Howson, Bert ? ? 0 ?
James, Charlie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Jeanneret, Henri ? ? 0 ?
McDougall, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
McKelson, Ollie ? ? 0 ?
Pleass, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Scott, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Windley, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 4

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

Score Timeline

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