1904 VFL Grand Final: Fitzroy v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1904 between Fitzroy and Carlton in the grand final of the 1904 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at MCG.
Gerald Brosnan captained the hosts.
Joe McShane captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Fitzroy
G. Brosnan (capt.), L. Barker, A. Bartlett, H. Clarke, F. Fontaine, E. Jenkins, J. Johnson, E. Kneen, J. McDonough, B. McSpeerin, L. Millis, H. Milne, W. Naismith, A. Sharp, J. Sharp, P. Sheehan, P. Trotter, B. Walker
Carlton
J. McShane (capt.), B. Boyle, G. Bruce, F. Elliott, J. Flynn, M. Grace, F. Hince, T. Kennedy, B. Leeds, J. Marchbank, H. McShane, B. Payne, E. Prescott, C. Roland, A. Snell, G. Topping, A. Trim, E. Walton
Fitzroy (9.7.61) defeated Carlton (5.7.37).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Brosnan (2), E. Kneen (2), J. McDonough, L. Millis, P. Sheehan, P. Trotter, B. Walker
Carlton: G. Bruce, M. Grace, E. Prescott, A. Snell, G. Topping
Match Details
Season:
1904 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 17 September 1904
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
32,688
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | FITZ by 12 | CARL by 1 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Jack Worrall
(Carlton)
Captains:
Gerald Brosnan
(Fitzroy),
Joe McShane
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Goal Umpire:
A. Collis,
M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire:
J. Kennedy,
B. Wregg
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bartlett, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brosnan, Gerald (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Fontaine, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kneen, Edgar | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| McDonough, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Millis, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheehan, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Trotter, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bruce, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Elliott, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Flynn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grace, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hince, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Leeds, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Marchbank, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McShane, Joe (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Payne, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Prescott, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Roland, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Snell, Archie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Topping, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Trim, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walton, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 7 | |||