1903 VFL Sectional Round 1: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1903 between Essendon and Fitzroy during the first sectional round of the 1903 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne.
Jim Anderson captained the hosts.
Gerald Brosnan captained the visitors.
Essendon
Back:
M. Collins, J. Marr, H. Callan
Half-back:
B. Griffith, J. Anderson (capt.), J. Geggie
Centre:
B. Baxter, W. Carkeek, G. Cochrane
Half-forward:
A. Gilligan, M. Madden, J. McDonald
Forward:
G. Martin, J. Larkin, J. Trehey
Follower:
T. Hedley, D. Smith, S. Barry
Fitzroy
Back:
E. Jenkins, W. Naismith, A. Sharp
Half-back:
F. Fontaine, J. Sharp, T. Beauchamp
Centre:
A. Bartlett, H. Clarke, L. Barker
Half-forward:
C. Kiernan, G. Brosnan (capt.), A. Wilkinson
Forward:
B. McSpeerin, B. Sharpe, B. Smith
Follower:
H. Milne, B. Walker, P. Trotter
Essendon (8.7.55) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Madden (3), S. Barry, G. Cochrane, G. Martin, D. Smith, J. Trehey
Fitzroy: G. Brosnan (3), C. Kiernan (3), B. Smith (2), H. Milne, B. Sharpe
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Sectional Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1903
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 27 | FITZ by 21 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 19 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jim Anderson
(Essendon),
Gerald Brosnan
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
W. Bruton,
J. Middleton
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Anderson, Jim (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barry, Son | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Baxter, Ben | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Callan, Hughie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Carkeek, William | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cochrane, George | WR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Collins, Maurie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Geggie, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilligan, Arthur | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hedley, Tom | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Larkin, Jimmy | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Madden, Mick | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Marr, Joe | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, George | FPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McDonald, Jim | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Trehey, Jack | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Barker, Lou | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bartlett, Alf | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beauchamp, Tammy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brosnan, Gerald (c) | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Clarke, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fontaine, Fred | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | HFFL | ? | 3 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Milne, Herbert | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Naismith, Wally | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Alf | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Smith, Bob | FPR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Trotter, Percy | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilkinson, Alf | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
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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| E. Jenkins | W. Naismith | A. Sharp | T. Hedley |
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| J. Trehey | J. Larkin | G. Martin | D. Smith |
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| F. Fontaine | J. Sharp | T. Beauchamp |
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| J. McDonald | M. Madden | A. Gilligan |
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| A. Bartlett | H. Clarke | L. Barker |
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| G. Cochrane | W. Carkeek | B. Baxter | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | H. Milne |
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| C. Kiernan | G. Brosnan (c) | A. Wilkinson | P. Trotter |
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| J. Geggie | J. Anderson (c) | B. Griffith |
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| B. McSpeerin | B. Sharpe | B. Smith |
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| H. Callan | J. Marr | M. Collins |
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| Fitzroy | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||