1913 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1913 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1913 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval. Bill Eason captained the hosts. Bill Walker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Eason and the visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.

Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, B. Dalton, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, A. Johns, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Orchard, P. Scown, J. Slater

Fitzroy
B. Walker (capt.), F. Bamford, J. Cooper, J. Freake, T. Heaney, P. Heron, G. Holden, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, J. Martin, J. McArthur, H. McLennan, C. Norris, P. Parratt, G. Shaw, J. Toohey, T. Willoughby

Geelong (11.12.78) defeated Fitzroy (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Brownlees (5), A. Eason, B. Eason, D. Grigg, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. Orchard
Fitzroy: J. Freake (2), P. Parratt (2), T. Willoughby (2), T. Heaney, J. Toohey

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1913 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 5 July 1913
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 11.12.78 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 3 8 . 9 8 . 9 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Fitzroy 1 . 0 2 . 2 5 . 9 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin GEEL by 21 GEEL by 43 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 17 GEEL by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Eason (Geelong), Percy Parratt (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bill Eason (Geelong), Bill Walker (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: C. Foletta, M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire: W. Roy, M. Shelly

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
9 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
17 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 5 ?
12 Dalton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
16 Eason, Alec ? ? 1 ?
15 Eason, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
2 Fairbairn, Les ? ? 0 ?
20 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Grigg, Dick ? ? 1 ?
18 Healy, Leo ? ? 0 ?
1 Heinz, George ? ? 0 ?
27 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 0 ?
3 Marsham, Harry ? ? 1 ?
14 Martini, Percy ? ? 1 ?
4 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
11 Orchard, Billy ? ? 1 ?
10 Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
30 Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 12

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
5 Cooper, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Freake, Jim ? ? 2 ?
6 Heaney, Tom ? ? 1 ?
11 Heron, Percy ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Wally ? ? 0 ?
15 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
17 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 McArthur, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
20 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
21 Parratt, Percy ? ? 2 ?
23 Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Toohey, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 Walker, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Willoughby, Tom ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 13

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