1909 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1909 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 2 of the 1909 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Jim Sharp captained the hosts.
Henry Young captained the visitors.
Fitzroy
Back:
B. Dinsmore, B. Payne, N. Richardson
Half-back:
P. Sheehan, J. Sharp (capt.), J. Cooper
Centre:
J. Lynch, H. McLennan, B. Bailes
Half-forward:
B. Smith, B. Dick, A. Newbound
Forward:
L. Millis, W. Johnson, P. Parratt
Follower:
C. Morrison, B. Walker, G. Holden
Geelong
Back:
D. Beard, T. Rankin, L. Chisholm
Half-back:
F. Moran, L. Armstrong, A. Boyd
Centre:
G. Doull, D. Grigg, P. Scown
Half-forward:
E. Newling, B. Dalton, B. Eason
Forward:
B. Orchard, L. Batty, L. James
Follower:
C. Cameron, H. Young (capt.), J. Hassett
Fitzroy (12.16.88) defeated Geelong (3.10.28).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Johnson (4), B. Dick (2), L. Millis (2), A. Newbound (2), B. Bailes, C. Morrison
Geelong: D. Beard, J. Hassett, E. Newling
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 1st on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1909
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 10 | (28) |
| Margin | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 60 | FITZ by 60 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jim Sharp
(Fitzroy),
Henry Young
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. James
Goal Umpire:
H. O'Bern,
F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire:
F. Ayles,
C. Hume
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bailes, Barclay | WR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Cooper, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dick, Billy | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Dinsmore, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Holden, George | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Johnson, Wally | FF | ? | 4 | ? | |
| Lynch, Jim | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| McLennan, Harold | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Millis, Les | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Morrison, Clive | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Newbound, Arthur | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Parratt, Percy | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Payne, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Richardson, Ned | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sharp, Jim (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sheehan, Percy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Smith, Bob | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Les | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Batty, Les | FF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Beard, Dave | BPL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Boyd, Alex | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Charlie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Chisholm, Les | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Dalton, Bert | CHF | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Doull, George | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Eason, Bill | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Grigg, Dick | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hassett, Jack | RO | ? | 1 | ? | |
| James, Les | FPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Moran, Frank | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Newling, Ernie | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Orchard, Billy | FPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rankin, Teddy | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Scown, Percy | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Young, Henry (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 10 | |||
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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| D. Beard | T. Rankin | L. Chisholm | C. Morrison |
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| P. Parratt | W. Johnson | L. Millis | B. Walker |
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| F. Moran | L. Armstrong | A. Boyd |
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| A. Newbound | B. Dick | B. Smith |
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| G. Doull | D. Grigg | P. Scown |
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| B. Bailes | H. McLennan | J. Lynch | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | C. Cameron |
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| HALF-FORWARD | H. Young (c) |
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| E. Newling | B. Dalton | B. Eason | J. Hassett |
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| J. Cooper | J. Sharp (c) | P. Sheehan |
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| B. Orchard | L. Batty | L. James |
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| N. Richardson | B. Payne | B. Dinsmore |
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| Geelong | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||