1905 VFL Season Round 12: Fitzroy v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1905 between Fitzroy and Melbourne during round twelve of the 1905 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Gerald Brosnan captained the hosts with Percy Trotter as vice-captain. Jack Purse captained the visitors.

Fitzroy (5.7.37) defeated Melbourne (2.6.18).

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Gerald Brosnan
Vice-Captain: Percy Trotter

Melbourne

Captain: Jack Purse

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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 (vc) ? ? 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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