1903 VFL Season: Fitzroy

These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1903 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Geelong in the first semi final, Fitzroy were defeated by Collingwood in the final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1903 VFL Season
Team: Fitzroy
Club: Fitzroy
Home Ground: Brunswick Street Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-3, P%: 171.6)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Baker, Sam 5 0 R05, R07-09, R12
Barker, Lou #1 18 6 R01-13, S01-03, SF, GF
Bartlett, Alf 12 0 R01-02, R05-06, R08, R10-14, S01-02
Beauchamp, Tammy #3 17 0 R01, R03-07, R09-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Best, Teddy #4 8 0 R01-04, R06-09
Brophy, Frank #5 16 16 R01-13, S02, SF, GF
Brosnan, Gerald #6 16 16 R03-05, R07-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Clarke, Harry 12 0 R01-02, R10-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Fontaine, Fred #7 13 0 R02-08, R13-14, S01-02, SF, GF
Griffiths, Bill 8 2 R01-02, R05, R07, R10, R12, R14, S03
Jenkins, Ern #8 18 0 R01-07, R09-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Kiernan, Chris #9 17 23 R01-09, R11-14, S01, S03, SF, GF
Martin, Charlie 2 0 R01-02
McDonald, Alby 5 0 R04-05, R07-09
McSpeerin, Bill #13 18 16 R01-06, R08-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Millis, Les #11 15 3 R03-13, S02-03, SF, GF
Milne, Herbert #10 15 9 R03-04, R06-14, S01, S03, SF, GF
Moriarty, Geoff #12 6 0 R01-04, R06, R13
Naismith, Wally #14 18 1 R01-04, R06-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Sharp, Alf 5 0 R14, S01-03, GF
Sharp, Jim #15 19 0 R01-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Sharpe, Bert 15 7 R01-02, R04, R06, R08, R10-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Shea, Mark 10 0 R03, R05, R07, R09-12, R14, S03, SF
Smith, Bob 2 2 S01-02
Trotter, Percy #16 19 27 R01-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Walker, Bill 16 3 R01-03, R05-06, R08-11, R13-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Wilkinson, Alf #18 17 16 R01-11, R14, S01-03, SF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
02/05/1903 Round 1 Essendon AWAY WIN FITZ by 52 unknown Geoff Moriarty
09/05/1903 Round 2 Melbourne AWAY WIN FITZ by 18 unknown unknown
16/05/1903 Round 3 South Melbourne HOME WIN FITZ by 67 unknown Gerald Brosnan
23/05/1903 Round 4 Collingwood HOME WIN FITZ by 17 unknown Gerald Brosnan
30/05/1903 Round 5 St Kilda HOME WIN FITZ by 67 unknown Gerald Brosnan
06/06/1903 Round 6 Carlton AWAY LOSS CARL by 27 unknown unknown
08/06/1903 Round 7 Geelong HOME WIN FITZ by 40 unknown Gerald Brosnan
13/06/1903 Round 8 Essendon HOME WIN FITZ by 25 unknown Gerald Brosnan
20/06/1903 Round 9 Melbourne HOME WIN FITZ by 8 unknown Gerald Brosnan
04/07/1903 Round 10 South Melbourne AWAY WIN FITZ by 16 unknown Gerald Brosnan
11/07/1903 Round 11 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COLL by 20 unknown Gerald Brosnan
18/07/1903 Round 12 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STKL by 3 unknown Gerald Brosnan
25/07/1903 Round 13 Carlton HOME WIN FITZ by 32 unknown Gerald Brosnan
08/08/1903 Round 14 Geelong AWAY WIN FITZ by 33 unknown Gerald Brosnan
15/08/1903 Sectional Round 1 Essendon AWAY WIN FITZ by 19 unknown Gerald Brosnan
22/08/1903 Sectional Round 2 South Melbourne HOME WIN FITZ by 60 unknown Gerald Brosnan
29/08/1903 Sectional Round 3 Geelong AWAY WIN FITZ by 7 unknown Gerald Brosnan
05/09/1903 Semi Final Geelong HOME WIN FITZ by 52 unknown Gerald Brosnan
12/09/1903 Grand Final Collingwood AWAY LOSS COLL by 2 unknown Gerald Brosnan