1904 VFL Season: Fitzroy

These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1904 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in a semi final, Fitzroy defeated Carlton in the final, winning the premiership.

Season Team Details

Competition: 1904 VFL Season
Team: Fitzroy
Home Ground: Brunswick Street Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 12-0-5, P%: 128.2)
Finals Performance: Premiers

Team Leaders

Captain: Gerald Brosnan
Vice-Captain: Geoff Moriarty

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Barker, Gilbert 9 1 R05-06, R08-11, R14, S01, S03
Barker, Lou 15 6 R01-11, R14, S02, SF, GF
Bartlett, Alf 16 3 R01, R03-08, R10-13, S01-03, SF, GF
Brosnan, Gerald 18 31 R01-07, R09-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Clarke, Harry 11 1 R01, R05, R08-14, SF, GF
Fontaine, Fred 14 1 R01-02, R04-13, SF, GF
Jenkins, Ern 18 0 R01-10, R12-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Johnson, Joe 19 1 R01-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Kelly, Bill 7 0 R02, R05-08, R11, S03
Kneen, Edgar 16 9 R01-07, R09, R12-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Lethbridge, Fred 3 1 R03-04, R13
McDonough, Jack 14 3 R05, R07-14, S01-03, SF, GF
McSpeerin, Bill 15 6 R01-03, R08-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Millis, Les 19 12 R01-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Milne, Herbert 16 13 R01-06, R10-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Moriarty, Geoff 1 0 R08
Naismith, Wally 19 1 R01-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Sharp, Alf 14 0 R01-04, R07, R09, R12-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Sharp, Jim 18 0 R01-08, R10-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Sharp, Les 5 2 R05-07, S01-02
Shea, Mark 2 0 R06, R09
Shea, Paddy 13 8 R02, R06-14, S01-03
Sheehan, Percy 12 5 R01, R03-04, R08-09, R12, R14, S01-03, SF, GF
Tomkins, Hedley 4 0 R02-04, R07
Trotter, Percy 19 36 R01-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Walker, Bill 14 2 R01-04, R10-14, S01-03, SF, GF
Wilkinson, Alf 11 7 R01-11

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
07/05/1904 Round 1 Carlton AWAY WIN FITZ by 94 unknown Gerald Brosnan
14/05/1904 Round 2 St Kilda HOME WIN FITZ by 50 unknown Gerald Brosnan
21/05/1904 Round 3 Melbourne AWAY WIN FITZ by 76 unknown Gerald Brosnan
28/05/1904 Round 4 Collingwood HOME LOSS COLL by 9 unknown Gerald Brosnan
04/06/1904 Round 5 Essendon AWAY WIN FITZ by 42 unknown Gerald Brosnan
06/06/1904 Round 6 Geelong HOME WIN FITZ by 24 unknown Gerald Brosnan
11/06/1904 Round 7 South Melbourne HOME WIN FITZ by 1 unknown Gerald Brosnan
25/06/1904 Round 8 Carlton HOME WIN FITZ by 4 unknown Geoff Moriarty
02/07/1904 Round 9 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STKL by 47 unknown Gerald Brosnan
09/07/1904 Round 10 Melbourne HOME WIN FITZ by 15 unknown Gerald Brosnan
16/07/1904 Round 11 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COLL by 31 unknown Gerald Brosnan
23/07/1904 Round 12 Essendon HOME WIN FITZ by 17 unknown Gerald Brosnan
30/07/1904 Round 13 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEEL by 5 unknown Gerald Brosnan
13/08/1904 Round 14 South Melbourne AWAY WIN FITZ by 12 unknown Gerald Brosnan
20/08/1904 Sectional Round 1 South Melbourne HOME WIN FITZ by 5 unknown Gerald Brosnan
27/08/1904 Sectional Round 2 Geelong AWAY WIN FITZ by 23 unknown Gerald Brosnan
03/09/1904 Sectional Round 3 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESSE by 61 unknown Gerald Brosnan
10/09/1904 Semi Final Collingwood HOME WIN FITZ by 11 unknown Gerald Brosnan
17/09/1904 Grand Final Carlton HOME WIN FITZ by 24 unknown Gerald Brosnan

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.