1908 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1908 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1908 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Henry Young captained the hosts.
Jim Sharp captained the visitors.
Geelong
Back:
J. Bell, T. Rankin, J. Pender
Half-back:
A. Boyd, C. Cameron, L. Armstrong
Centre:
P. Scown, J. Slater, F. Moran
Half-forward:
P. Salmon, D. Grigg, C. Molan
Forward:
T. Hardiman, E. Newling, N. McGorlick
Follower:
B. Eason, H. Young (capt.), J. Hassett
Fitzroy
Back:
V. Duncan, L. Barker, W. Naismith
Half-back:
H. McLennan, J. Sharp (capt.), J. Cooper
Centre:
T. Beauchamp, G. McWilliam, G. Holden
Half-forward:
B. Dinsmore, F. Forbes, B. Dick
Forward:
B. Franklin, W. Johnson, B. Smith
Follower:
H. Milne, B. Walker, L. Millis
Geelong (7.14.56) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Hardiman (2), B. Eason, D. Grigg, J. Hassett, N. McGorlick, P. Salmon
Fitzroy: F. Forbes (3), W. Johnson (3), B. Dinsmore (2), L. Millis (2), B. Dick
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Henry Young
(Geelong),
Jim Sharp
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Boyle
Boundary Umpire:
A. Batty,
G. Sandford
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| V. Duncan | L. Barker | W. Naismith | B. Eason |
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| N. McGorlick | E. Newling | T. Hardiman | H. Young (c) |
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| H. McLennan | J. Sharp (c) | J. Cooper |
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| C. Molan | D. Grigg | P. Salmon |
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| T. Beauchamp | G. McWilliam | G. Holden |
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| F. Moran | J. Slater | P. Scown | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | H. Milne |
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| B. Dinsmore | F. Forbes | B. Dick | L. Millis |
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| L. Armstrong | C. Cameron | A. Boyd |
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| B. Franklin | W. Johnson | B. Smith |
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| J. Pender | T. Rankin | J. Bell |
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