1903 VFL Season Round 9: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1903 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round nine of the 1903 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Gerald Brosnan captained the hosts. Bill McClelland captained the visitors.

Fitzroy (4.10.34) defeated Melbourne (3.8.26).

Match Details

Season: 1903 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 June 1903
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 4.10.34 - 3.8.26

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 2 2 . 4 2 . 8 4 . 10 4 . 10 (34)
Melbourne 0 . 1 1 . 4 1 . 5 3 . 8 3 . 8 (26)
Margin FITZ by 13 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 8 FITZ by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Gerald Brosnan

Melbourne

Captain: Bill McClelland

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. D'Helin

Goal Umpires

S. Chapman
H. O'Bern

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baker, Sam BPL ? 0 ?
Barker, Lou FPR ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy C ? 0 ?
Best, Teddy WR ? 0 ?
Brophy, Frank FF ? 1 ?
Brosnan, Gerald (c) CHF ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern FB ? 0 ?
Kiernan, Chris HFFL ? 0 ?
McDonald, Alby HBFR ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill FPL ? 0 ?
Millis, Les WL ? 0 ?
Milne, Herbert RU ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally HBFL ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark BPR ? 0 ?
Trotter, Percy RO ? 2 ?
Walker, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Wilkinson, Alf HFFR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 10

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bowe, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
Bremner, Billy HBFL ? 0 ?
Coutie, Vin HFFL ? 1 ?
Gardner, Eric WL ? 0 ?
Henderson, Harry FB ? 0 ?
Herring, Maurie BPR ? 0 ?
Langley, Frank RO ? 0 ?
Leith, Jack CHF ? 1 ?
McClelland, Bill (c) FF ? 0 ?
Mills, Paddy FPR ? 0 ?
Moodie, George RU ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Dan FPL ? 1 ?
Parkin, Harry CHB ? 0 ?
Purse, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
Sowden, Arthur WR ? 0 ?
Strong, Jack HFFR ? 0 ?
Tout, Ernie RU ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 8

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

Player Line-Up

Fitzroy Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
B. Bowe H. Henderson M. Herring H. Milne

L. Barker F. Brophy B. McSpeerin B. Walker

FORWARD P. Trotter

HALF-BACK



B. Bremner H. Parkin J. Purse



A. Wilkinson G. Brosnan (c) C. Kiernan



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



E. Gardner C. Young A. Sowden



T. Best T. Beauchamp L. Millis FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE G. Moodie

HALF-FORWARD E. Tout

V. Coutie J. Leith J. Strong F. Langley

A. McDonald J. Sharp W. Naismith



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



D. Moriarty B. McClelland (c) P. Mills



M. Shea E. Jenkins S. Baker



BACK



Melbourne Coach: unknown

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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