1903 VFL Sectional Round 3: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1903 between Geelong and Fitzroy during the third sectional round of the 1903 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Gerald Brosnan captained the visitors.
Geelong
H. Young (capt.), B. Bennion, F. Bowey, K. Clarke, C. Coles, M. Donaghy, B. Eason, P. Fletcher, I. Forbes, T. Holligan, G. Kearney, A. McKenzie, B. McKinley, E. Newling, H. Quinton, T. Rankin, P. Stephens, I. Woods
Fitzroy
G. Brosnan (capt.), L. Barker, T. Beauchamp, H. Clarke, B. Griffiths, E. Jenkins, C. Kiernan, B. McSpeerin, L. Millis, H. Milne, W. Naismith, A. Sharp, J. Sharp, B. Sharpe, M. Shea, P. Trotter, B. Walker, A. Wilkinson
Geelong (3.9.27) were defeated by Fitzroy (5.4.34).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Rankin, I. Woods, H. Young
Fitzroy: G. Brosnan (2), C. Kiernan (2), A. Wilkinson
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th 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 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1903
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 9 | (27) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | (34) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Gerald Brosnan
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
M. Minahan
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennion, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowey, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Clarke, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fletcher, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKinley, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinton, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woods, Ike | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 9 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beauchamp, Tammy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brosnan, Gerald (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffiths, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Millis, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trotter, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilkinson, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 4 | |||