1892 VFA Season Round 1: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1892 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round one of the 1892 season of the Victorian Football Association. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval. Dick Houston captained the hosts with Joe McShane as vice-captain.

Geelong (5.13.5) defeated Fitzroy (2.3.2).

Match Details

Season: 1892 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 7 May 1892
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 5.13.5 - 2.3.2

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 1 5 . 3 5 . 7 5 . 13 5 . 13 (5)
Fitzroy 1 . 0 1 . 1 2 . 1 2 . 3 2 . 3 (2)
Margin level GEEL by 4 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Dick Houston
Vice-Captain: Joe McShane

Fitzroy

Captain: unknown

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Houston, Dick (c) ? ? ?
Marmo, Joe ? ? ?
McShane, Joe (vc) ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (3 players) 5

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 2

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