1904 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1904 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1904 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Bill McClelland captained the hosts.
Gerald Brosnan captained the visitors.
Melbourne
B. McClelland (capt.), S. Anderson, B. Bremner, J. Conquest, H. Drane, J. Gardiner, H. Henderson, H. Jeanneret, F. Langley, P. Mills, G. Moodie, B. Nolan, J. Pearce, J. Purse, A. Sowden, J. Strong, T. Wade, C. Young
Fitzroy
G. Brosnan (capt.), L. Barker, A. Bartlett, E. Jenkins, J. Johnson, E. Kneen, F. Lethbridge, B. McSpeerin, L. Millis, H. Milne, W. Naismith, A. Sharp, J. Sharp, P. Sheehan, H. Tomkins, P. Trotter, B. Walker, A. Wilkinson
Melbourne (3.5.23) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Gardiner (2), H. Drane
Fitzroy: G. Brosnan (4), P. Trotter (3), L. Barker (2), H. Milne (2), E. Kneen, B. McSpeerin, L. Millis
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1904 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1904
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | (23) |
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | FITZ by 27 | FITZ by 58 | FITZ by 75 | FITZ by 76 | FITZ by 76 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill McClelland
(Melbourne),
Gerald Brosnan
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Gibson
Boundary Umpire:
P. Devine,
J. Kennedy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bremner, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conquest, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Drane, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Gardiner, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Henderson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jeanneret, Henri | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McClelland, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 24 | Strong, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Wade, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 5 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Bartlett, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brosnan, Gerald (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kneen, Edgar | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Lethbridge, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McSpeerin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Millis, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Milne, Herbert | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheehan, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Tomkins, Hedley | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Trotter, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilkinson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 15 | |||