1904 VFL Season Round 5: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1904 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round five of the 1904 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne. Jim Anderson captained the hosts. Gerald Brosnan captained the visitors.

Essendon (6.5.41) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.17.83).

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 4 June 1904
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Fitzroy
Score: 6.5.41 - 11.17.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 2 6 . 3 6 . 5 6 . 5 6 . 5 (41)
Fitzroy 2 . 3 5 . 9 8 . 14 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Margin ESSE by 17 level FITZ by 21 FITZ by 42 FITZ by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Jim Anderson

Fitzroy

Captain: Gerald Brosnan

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

C. Cariss

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Baxter, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Collins, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Geggie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Gilligan, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
Hastings, George ? ? 0 ?
Hedley, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 1 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 2 ?
Pleass, Mick ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Swift, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 5

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, Gilbert ? ? 0 ?
Barker, Lou ? ? 1 ?
Bartlett, Alf ? ? 2 ?
Brosnan, Gerald (c) ? ? 2 ?
Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Kelly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Kneen, Edgar ? ? 0 ?
McDonough, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 0 ?
Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Les ? ? 0 ?
Trotter, Percy ? ? 5 ?
Wilkinson, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 17

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