1905 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1905 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1905 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Gerald Brosnan captained the hosts. Jack Purse captained the visitors.

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

Melbourne
J. Purse (capt.), S. Anderson, B. Bowe, J. Conquest, H. Cordner, V. Coutie, H. Drane, J. Gardiner, H. Henderson, F. Howard, J. Leith, C. MacKay, P. Mills, B. Nolan, H. Parkin, G. Peacock, J. Pearce, A. Sowden

Fitzroy (5.7.37) defeated Melbourne (2.6.18).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Kneen (2), L. Millis, P. Trotter, A. Wilkinson
Melbourne: H. Cordner, P. Mills

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fitzroy v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 29 July 1905
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Melbourne
Score: 5.7.37 - 2.6.18

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Fitzroy	1	.	2	3	.	4	3	.	6	5	.	7	5	.	7	(37)
Melbourne	2	.	2	2	.	4	2	.	5	2	.	6	2	.	6	(18)
Margin	MELB by 6			FITZ by 6			FITZ by 7			FITZ by 19			FITZ by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Fitzroy), unknown (Melbourne)
Captains: Gerald Brosnan (Fitzroy), Jack Purse (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Murphy

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
	Bailes, Barclay	?	?	0	?
	Barker, Lou	?	?	0	?
	Bartlett, Alf	?	?	0	?
	Beauchamp, Tammy	?	?	0	?
	Brosnan, Gerald (c)	?	?	0	?
	Jenkins, Ern	?	?	0	?
	Johnson, Joe	?	?	0	?
	Kneen, Edgar	?	?	2	?
	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	?	?	1	?
Rushed					?
Total (18 players)				5	7

Melbourne

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
	Anderson, Syd	?	?	0	?
	Bowe, Bill	?	?	0	?
	Conquest, Jim	?	?	0	?
	Cordner, Harry	?	?	1	?
	Coutie, Vin	?	?	0	?
	Drane, Horrie	?	?	0	?
	Gardiner, Jack	?	?	0	?
	Henderson, Harry	?	?	0	?
	Howard, Fred	?	?	0	?
	Leith, Jack	?	?	0	?
	MacKay, Charlie	?	?	0	?
	Mills, Paddy	?	?	1	?
	Nolan, Bernie	?	?	0	?
	Parkin, Harry	?	?	0	?
	Peacock, George	?	?	0	?
	Pearce, Joe	?	?	0	?
	Purse, Jack (c)	?	?	0	?
	Sowden, Arthur	?	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (18 players)				2	6

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

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