1904 VFL Season Round 3: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1904 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round three of the 1904 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG. Bill McClelland captained the hosts. Gerald Brosnan captained the visitors.

Melbourne (3.5.23) were defeated by Fitzroy (14.15.99).

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 21 May 1904
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 3.5.23 - 14.15.99

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

Melbourne

Captain: Bill McClelland

Fitzroy

Captain: Gerald Brosnan

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

D. Gibson

Boundary Umpires

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

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 50s