1903 VFL Season 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 three of the 1903 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (12.17.89) defeated South Melbourne (3.4.22).

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Gerald Brosnan

South Melbourne

Captain: Tom Fogarty
Vice-Captain: Charlie James

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. D'Helin

Goal Umpires

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

Quarter	Team	Scoring Event	Score			Time
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		unknown behind	4.6.30	-	1.4.10	??:??
Q3	FITZ		?.?.?	-	1.4.10	??:??
	FITZ		?.?.?	-	1.4.10	??:??
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	FITZ		?.?.?	-	1.4.10	??:??
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	FITZ		?.?.?	-	1.4.10	??:??
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	FITZ		6.12.48	-	1.4.10	??:??
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1903 VFL Season

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