1903 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1903 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 5 of the 1903 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval.
Gerald Brosnan captained the hosts.
Fitzroy
Back:
M. Shea, E. Jenkins, S. Baker
Half-back:
A. McDonald, J. Sharp, F. Fontaine
Centre:
L. Millis, T. Beauchamp, A. Bartlett
Half-forward:
C. Kiernan, G. Brosnan (capt.), P. Trotter
Forward:
B. McSpeerin, B. Griffiths, A. Wilkinson
Follower:
F. Brophy, B. Walker, L. Barker
St Kilda
Back:
B. Jackson, G. Rickards, E. Pye
Half-back:
G. Balme, J. Hogan, J. Powell
Centre:
C. Stanlake, W. Outen, H. Smith
Half-forward:
G. Hall, J. Dowding, H. Hudson
Forward:
M. Markillie, C. Baker, A. Britt
Follower:
V. Cumberland, J. Smith, G. Morgan
Fitzroy (13.17.95) defeated St Kilda (3.10.28).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Brosnan (4), P. Trotter (4), L. Barker (2), A. Wilkinson (2), B. McSpeerin
St Kilda: C. Baker (3)
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1903
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 10 | (28) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 21 | FITZ by 67 | FITZ by 67 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Gerald Brosnan
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Keenan
Goal Umpire:
S. Chapman,
H. O'Bern
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Baker, Sam | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barker, Lou | RO | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Bartlett, Alf | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beauchamp, Tammy | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brophy, Frank | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brosnan, Gerald (c) | CHF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Fontaine, Fred | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffiths, Bill | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McDonald, Alby | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Millis, Les | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Mark | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trotter, Percy | HFFR | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilkinson, Alf | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 17 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Baker, Charlie | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Balme, Gerry | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Britt, Arthur | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cumberland, Vic | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dowding, Jack | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hall, George | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hogan, Joe | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hudson, Herb | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jackson, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Markillie, Mal | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Morgan, George | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Outen, Wyn | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Powell, Joe | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pye, Ernie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rickards, Gordon | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Howard | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Jimmy | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Stanlake, Claude | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 10 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| B. Jackson | G. Rickards | E. Pye | F. Brophy |
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| A. Wilkinson | B. Griffiths | B. McSpeerin | B. Walker |
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| G. Balme | J. Hogan | J. Powell |
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| P. Trotter | G. Brosnan (c) | C. Kiernan |
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| C. Stanlake | W. Outen | H. Smith |
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| A. Bartlett | T. Beauchamp | L. Millis | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | V. Cumberland |
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| G. Hall | J. Dowding | H. Hudson | G. Morgan |
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| F. Fontaine | J. Sharp | A. McDonald |
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| M. Markillie | C. Baker | A. Britt |
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| S. Baker | E. Jenkins | M. Shea |
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| St Kilda | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||