1905 VFL Grand Final: Fitzroy v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 30 September 1905 between Fitzroy and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1905 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Collingwood at MCG. Gerald Brosnan captained the hosts. Charlie Pannam captained the visitors with Jack Monohan as vice-captain. The visitors were coached by Dick Condon.

Fitzroy
G. Brosnan (capt.), B. Bailes, G. Barker, L. Barker, T. Beauchamp, F. Fontaine, E. Jenkins, J. Johnson, J. McDonough, L. Millis, H. Milne, G. Moriarty, W. Naismith, J. Sharp, P. Sheehan, P. Trotter, B. Walker, A. Wilkinson

Collingwood
C. Pannam (capt.), J. Monohan (vice-capt.), G. Angus, D. Condon, E. Drohan, A. Dummett, M. Fell, D. Fraser, P. Gibb, G. Green, J. Incoll, A. Leach, J. McHale, B. Nash, H. Pears, B. Proudfoot, B. Rush, B. Strachan

Fitzroy (4.6.30) defeated Collingwood (2.5.17).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: L. Barker, G. Brosnan, L. Millis, P. Trotter
Collingwood: B. Nash, H. Pears

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Fitzroy v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 30 September 1905
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Collingwood
Score: 4.6.30 - 2.5.17

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 3 1 . 3 4 . 6 4 . 6 4 . 6 (30)
Collingwood 0 . 1 1 . 3 2 . 4 2 . 5 2 . 5 (17)
Margin FITZ by 2 level FITZ by 14 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), Dick Condon (Collingwood)
Captains: Gerald Brosnan (Fitzroy), Charlie Pannam (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Jack Monohan (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Crapp
Goal Umpire: J. Lucas, H. O'Bern
Boundary Umpire: J. Davidson, G. Hastings

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailes, Barclay ? ? 0 ?
Barker, Gilbert ? ? 0 ?
Barker, Lou ? ? 1 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
Brosnan, Gerald (c) ? ? 1 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Joe ? ? 0 ?
McDonough, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 1 ?
Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
Moriarty, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Sheehan, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Trotter, Percy ? ? 1 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Wilkinson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 6

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Angus, George ? ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
Dummett, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Fell, Matthew ? ? 0 ?
Fraser, Don ? ? 0 ?
Gibb, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Green, George ? ? 0 ?
Incoll, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Leach, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
Monohan, Jack (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Nash, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Pannam, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
Pears, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Proudfoot, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rush, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Strachan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 5

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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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