1903 VFL Semi Final 1: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1903 between Fitzroy and Geelong in the first semi final of the 1903 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at MCG.
Gerald Brosnan captained the hosts.
Henry Young captained the visitors.
Fitzroy
Back:
E. Jenkins, W. Naismith, L. Barker
Half-back:
T. Beauchamp, J. Sharp, F. Fontaine
Centre:
L. Millis, H. Clarke, M. Shea
Half-forward:
C. Kiernan, B. Sharpe, A. Wilkinson
Forward:
B. McSpeerin, F. Brophy, G. Brosnan (capt.)
Follower:
H. Milne, B. Walker, P. Trotter
Geelong
Back:
B. McKinley, J. Wright, P. Stephens
Half-back:
M. Donaghy, H. Quinton, E. Newling
Centre:
G. Kearney, F. Bowey, A. Mesley
Half-forward:
T. Holligan, I. Woods, A. McKenzie
Forward:
I. Forbes, H. Young (capt.), B. Eason
Follower:
B. Bennion, C. Coles, T. Rankin
Fitzroy (11.15.81) defeated Geelong (4.5.29).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: F. Brophy (3), B. McSpeerin (2), P. Trotter (2), G. Brosnan, C. Kiernan, L. Millis, H. Milne
Geelong: I. Woods (2), A. McKenzie, T. Rankin
Match Details
Season:
1903 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1903
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 2 | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | (29) |
| Margin | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 37 | FITZ by 33 | FITZ by 52 | FITZ by 52 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Gerald Brosnan
(Fitzroy),
Henry Young
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Goal Umpire:
G. Clapham,
J. Middleton
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Barker, Lou | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beauchamp, Tammy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brophy, Frank | FF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Brosnan, Gerald (c) | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Clarke, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fontaine, Fred | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kiernan, Chris | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Millis, Les | WL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Milne, Herbert | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Naismith, Wally | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharpe, Bert | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Mark | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trotter, Percy | RO | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilkinson, Alf | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bennion, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowey, Frank | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coles, Charlie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Donaghy, Mick | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Forbes, Ivan | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holligan, Teddy | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kearney, Gordon | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McKenzie, Alec | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McKinley, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mesley, Arthur | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Quinton, Horrie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Stephens, Peter | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Woods, Ike | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Wright, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 5 | |||
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. McKinley | J. Wright | P. Stephens | H. Milne |
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| G. Brosnan (c) | F. Brophy | B. McSpeerin | B. Walker |
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| M. Donaghy | H. Quinton | E. Newling |
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| A. Wilkinson | B. Sharpe | C. Kiernan |
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| G. Kearney | F. Bowey | A. Mesley |
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| M. Shea | H. Clarke | L. Millis | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | B. Bennion |
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| T. Holligan | I. Woods | A. McKenzie | T. Rankin |
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| F. Fontaine | J. Sharp | T. Beauchamp |
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| I. Forbes | H. Young (c) | B. Eason |
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| L. Barker | W. Naismith | E. Jenkins |
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| Geelong | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||