1908 VFL Season Round 13: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1908 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round thirteen of the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval. Henry Young captained the hosts. Jim Sharp captained the visitors.

Geelong (7.14.56) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.8.74).

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 18 July 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Fitzroy
Score: 7.14.56 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 4 6 . 6 6 . 11 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Fitzroy 1 . 3 4 . 5 8 . 8 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin GEEL by 19 GEEL by 13 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 18 FITZ by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Henry Young

Fitzroy

Captain: Jim Sharp

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Boyle

Boundary Umpires

A. Batty
G. Sandford

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Les HBFR ? 0 ?
Bell, John BPL ? 0 ?
Boyd, Alex HBFL ? 0 ?
Cameron, Charlie CHB ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill RU ? 1 ?
Grigg, Dick CHF ? 1 ?
Hardiman, Tom FPL ? 2 ?
Hassett, Jack RO ? 1 ?
McGorlick, Norm FPR ? 1 ?
Molan, Con HFFR ? 0 ?
Moran, Frank WR ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie FF ? 0 ?
Pender, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
Rankin, Teddy FB ? 0 ?
Salmon, Percy HFFL ? 1 ?
Scown, Percy WL ? 0 ?
Slater, Joe C ? 0 ?
Young, Henry (c) RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 14

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barker, Lou FB ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy WL ? 0 ?
Cooper, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
Dick, Billy HFFR ? 1 ?
Dinsmore, Bill HFFL ? 2 ?
Duncan, Val BPL ? 0 ?
Forbes, Fred CHF ? 3 ?
Franklin, Bill FPL ? 0 ?
Holden, George WR ? 0 ?
Johnson, Wally FF ? 3 ?
McLennan, Harold HBFL ? 0 ?
McWilliam, George C ? 0 ?
Millis, Les RO ? 2 ?
Milne, Herbert RU ? 0 ?
Naismith, Wally BPR ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim (c) CHB ? 0 ?
Smith, Bob FPR ? 0 ?
Walker, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 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