1905 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1905 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1905 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Frank Langley captained the hosts.
Gerald Brosnan captained the visitors.
Melbourne
F. Langley (capt.), B. Bowe, J. Conquest, T. Cordner, V. Coutie, H. Drane, J. Gardiner, A. Gilchrist, H. Henderson, F. Howard, P. Mills, G. Moodie, B. Nolan, H. Parkin, J. Pearce, H. Purse, J. Purse, A. Sowden
Fitzroy
G. Brosnan (capt.), B. Bailes, G. Barker, L. Barker, T. Beauchamp, S. Billings, J. Holt, E. Jenkins, J. Johnson, E. Kneen, J. McDonough, L. Millis, G. Moriarty, W. Naismith, J. Sharp, P. Sheehan, B. Walker, A. Wilkinson
Melbourne (3.12.30) were defeated by Fitzroy (5.8.38).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: V. Coutie, F. Langley, P. Mills
Fitzroy: E. Kneen (4), A. Wilkinson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1905 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1905
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 12 | 3 | . | 12 | (30) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | MELB by 6 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Frank Langley
(Melbourne),
Gerald Brosnan
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Crapp
Boundary Umpire:
C. Cariss,
F. Lucas
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Conquest, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Coutie, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Drane, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gardiner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gilchrist, Art | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Henderson, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Howard, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Langley, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Moodie, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Nolan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Parkin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Pearce, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Purse, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sowden, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailes, Barclay | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barker, Gilbert | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beauchamp, Tammy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Billings, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Brosnan, Gerald (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jenkins, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Kneen, Edgar | ? | ? | 4 | ? | |
| McDonough, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Millis, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moriarty, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Naismith, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheehan, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Wilkinson, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 8 | |||