1904 VFL Sectional Round 3: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1904 between Essendon and Fitzroy during the third sectional round of the 1904 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at East Melbourne. Hugh Gavin captained the hosts. Gerald Brosnan captained the visitors.

Essendon
H. Gavin (capt.), J. Anderson, G. Barker, S. Barry, B. Baxter, B. Busbridge, H. Callan, J. Geggie, B. Laxton, A. Legge, M. Madden, J. McDonald, J. McKenzie, J. Phipps, B. Robinson, F. Robinson, D. Smith, H. Vollugi

Fitzroy
G. Brosnan (capt.), G. Barker, A. Bartlett, E. Jenkins, J. Johnson, B. Kelly, E. Kneen, J. McDonough, B. McSpeerin, L. Millis, H. Milne, W. Naismith, A. Sharp, J. Sharp, P. Shea, P. Sheehan, P. Trotter, B. Walker

Essendon (13.9.87) defeated Fitzroy (4.2.26).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. McKenzie (4), G. Barker (3), B. Busbridge (2), A. Legge (2), H. Callan, J. Geggie
Fitzroy: P. Trotter (2), E. Kneen, H. Milne

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1904 VFL Season
Round: Sectional Round 3
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 3 September 1904
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 13.9.87 - 4.2.26

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 1 5 . 3 7 . 6 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Fitzroy 0 . 0 1 . 1 3 . 1 4 . 2 4 . 2 (26)
Margin ESSE by 19 ESSE by 26 ESSE by 29 ESSE by 61 ESSE by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: Hugh Gavin (Essendon), Gerald Brosnan (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Barker, George ? ? 3 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Baxter, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 2 ?
Callan, Hughie ? ? 1 ?
Gavin, Hugh (c) ? ? 0 ?
Geggie, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 0 ?
McDonald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack ? ? 4 ?
Phipps, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Vollugi, Herc ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 9

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, Gilbert ? ? 0 ?
Bartlett, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Brosnan, Gerald (c) ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Kelly, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Kneen, Edgar ? ? 1 ?
McDonough, Jack ? ? 0 ?
McSpeerin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 0 ?
Milne, Herbert ? ? 1 ?
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) 4 2

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