1905 VFL Season Round 5: Melbourne v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1905 between Melbourne and Fitzroy during round five of the 1905 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at the MCG. Frank Langley captained the hosts. Gerald Brosnan captained the visitors.

Melbourne (3.12.30) were defeated by Fitzroy (5.8.38).

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Melbourne v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 3 June 1905
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: MCG

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Fitzroy
Score: 3.12.30 - 5.8.38

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

Melbourne

Captain: Frank Langley

Fitzroy

Captain: Gerald Brosnan

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

I. Crapp

Boundary Umpires

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

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