1908 VFL Season Round 4: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1908 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round four of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Jim Sharp captained the hosts. Henry Young captained the visitors.

Fitzroy (7.18.60) defeated Geelong (6.8.44).

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 23 May 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 7.18.60 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 5 3 . 8 4 . 13 7 . 18 7 . 18 (60)
Geelong 3 . 1 3 . 6 5 . 7 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin GEEL by 2 FITZ by 2 level FITZ by 16 FITZ by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Jim Sharp

Geelong

Captain: Henry Young

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Boyle

Goal Umpires

F. Lucas

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailes, Barclay ? ? 1 ?
Barker, Lou ? ? 1 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy ? ? 0 ?
Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Dick, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Edgeley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern ? ? 0 ?
Johnson, Wally ? ? 1 ?
McLennan, Harold ? ? 1 ?
McWilliam, George ? ? 0 ?
Millis, Les ? ? 0 ?
Milne, Herbert ? ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally ? ? 1 ?
Owen, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Sharp, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Taylor, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Walker, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 18

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bell, John ? ? 0 ?
Bennett, Herb ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Doull, George ? ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Gell, Les ? ? 0 ?
Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Tom ? ? 2 ?
Hassett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Moran, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Orchard, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
Roebuck, Les ? ? 2 ?
Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 ?
Stodart, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 8

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