1904 VFL Season Round 12: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1904 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round twelve of the 1904 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Gerald Brosnan captained the hosts. Jim Anderson captained the visitors.

Fitzroy (6.8.44) defeated Essendon (3.9.27).

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 23 July 1904
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 6.8.44 - 3.9.27

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 3 3 . 4 4 . 7 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Essendon 2 . 4 2 . 5 3 . 7 3 . 9 3 . 9 (27)
Margin ESSE by 1 FITZ by 5 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Gerald Brosnan

Essendon

Captain: Jim Anderson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

I. Crapp

Boundary Umpires

E. Schunke
B. Wregg

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bartlett, Alf ? ? 1 ?
Brosnan, Gerald (c) ? ? 2 ?
Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Kneen, Edgar ? ? 0 ?
McDonough, Jack ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 1 ?
Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Sheehan, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Trotter, Percy ? ? 2 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 8

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Callan, Hughie ? ? 1 ?
Carkeek, William ? ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
Geggie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 2 ?
McKenzie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Phipps, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Swift, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Vollugi, Herc ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 9

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