▁South ▁Melbourne . ▁In ▁the ▁final s , ▁however , ▁Fitz roy ▁had ▁b ounced ▁back ▁against ▁Ess end on , ▁whilst ▁Col ling wood ▁had ▁failed ▁badly ▁against ▁the ▁Blues ▁- ▁losing ▁by ▁ 4 6 ▁points , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁margin ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁was ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁col dest ▁September ▁ever ▁known ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁since ▁records ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁The ▁average ▁maximum ▁temperature ▁was ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁average ▁minimum ▁ ▁as ▁against ▁aver ages ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁that , ▁although ▁no ▁rain ▁actually ▁fell ▁during ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁frequent ▁show ers ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁were ▁never ▁able ▁to ▁ev apor ate ▁before ▁the ▁match ▁was ▁played , ▁leaving ▁the ▁M CG ▁very ▁heavy ▁and ▁soft ▁all ▁through . ▁Com b ined ▁with ▁a ▁bit ing ▁cold ▁wind ▁and ▁temper atures ▁of ▁around ▁, ▁this ▁made ▁conditions ▁very ▁difficult . ▁ ▁No ▁goals ▁were ▁scored ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter , ▁and ▁only ▁one ▁behind ▁in ▁the ▁last . ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁however , ▁Fitz roy ' s ▁superior ▁pace ▁and ▁power ▁allowed ▁it ▁to ▁kick ▁three ▁goals ▁with ▁the ▁wind , ▁which ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁comfortable ▁winning ▁margin . ▁ ▁As ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Grand ▁Final ▁saw ▁the ▁losing ▁team ▁kick ▁the ▁lowest ▁score ▁for ▁the