1903 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1903 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 8 of the 1903 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Gerald Brosnan captained the hosts.
Jim Anderson captained the visitors.
Fitzroy
G. Brosnan (capt.), S. Baker, L. Barker, A. Bartlett, T. Best, F. Brophy, F. Fontaine, C. Kiernan, A. McDonald, B. McSpeerin, L. Millis, H. Milne, W. Naismith, J. Sharp, B. Sharpe, P. Trotter, B. Walker, A. Wilkinson
Essendon
Back:
G. Cochrane, J. Geggie, M. Collins
Half-back:
A. Rosser, J. Anderson (capt.), J. Marr
Centre:
B. Baxter, G. Hastings, H. Vollugi
Half-forward:
D. Smith, M. Madden, A. Gilligan
Forward:
A. Cleghorn, J. Holligan, G. Barker
Follower:
T. Hedley, G. Martin, B. Griffith
Fitzroy (8.6.54) defeated Essendon (3.11.29).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: F. Brophy (3), H. Milne (2), C. Kiernan, B. McSpeerin, B. Walker
Essendon: G. Barker (2), M. Madden
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1903
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 11 | 3 | . | 11 | (29) |
| Margin | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 3 | FITZ by 21 | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 25 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Essendon)
Captains:
Gerald Brosnan
(Fitzroy),
Jim Anderson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Goal Umpire:
F. Franks,
W. Little
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Baker, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bartlett, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Best, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brophy, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Brosnan, Gerald (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fontaine, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McDonald, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Millis, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trotter, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Wilkinson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 6 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Jim (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barker, George | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Baxter, Ben | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cochrane, George | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geggie, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Arthur | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hastings, George | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hedley, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, John | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Madden, Mick | CHF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Marr, Joe | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rosser, Alex | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Vollugi, Herc | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| D. Smith | M. Madden | A. Gilligan | B. Griffith |
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