1905 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1905 between Fitzroy and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1905 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Gerald Brosnan captained the hosts with Percy Trotter as vice-captain. Bill Robinson captained the visitors.

Fitzroy (12.7.79) defeated Essendon (4.12.36).

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 16 September 1905
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 12.7.79 - 4.12.36

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 1 8 . 2 12 . 4 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Essendon 0 . 2 2 . 8 4 . 8 4 . 12 4 . 12 (36)
Margin FITZ by 29 FITZ by 30 FITZ by 44 FITZ by 43 FITZ by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Gerald Brosnan
Vice-Captain: Percy Trotter

Essendon

Captain: Bill Robinson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Norden

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailes, Barclay ? ? 0 ?
Barker, Gilbert ? ? 0 ?
Barker, Lou ? ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
Brosnan, Gerald (c) ? ? 2 ?
Fontaine, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Joe ? ? 1 ?
McDonough, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 1 ?
Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Sharp, Les ? ? 1 ?
Sheehan, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Trotter, Percy (vc) ? ? 6 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Wilkinson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 7

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, George ? ? 1 ?
Barry, Son ? ? 0 ?
Baxter, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Blackmore, Lewis ? ? 1 ?
Callan, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
Davis, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Laxton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Madden, Mick ? ? 0 ?
McDonald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Phipps, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Mark ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 1 ?
Vollugi, Herc ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 12

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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