1915 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1915 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1915 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Billy Orchard captained the hosts.
Percy Parratt captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Percy Parratt.
Geelong
B. Orchard (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, B. Eason, G. Gill, L. James, A. Johns, J. Kearney, V. Maguire, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Rankin, D. Stokes, S. Thomas, J. Thompson
Fitzroy
P. Parratt (capt.), P. Abbott, F. Bamford, T. Buist, J. Cooper, J. Freake, G. Holden, W. Johnson, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. McDonald, H. McLennan, R. Millen, C. Norris, G. Shaw, H. Smith, J. Toohey
Geelong (4.12.36) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (3), T. Brownlees
Fitzroy: J. Freake (3), J. Toohey (3), T. Buist (2), P. Parratt (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 12 | 4 | . | 12 | (36) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 31 | FITZ by 36 | FITZ by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Percy Parratt
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Billy Orchard
(Geelong),
Percy Parratt
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rawle
Goal Umpire:
F. Lucas,
F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire:
W. Harvey,
M. Shelly
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Gill, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Orchard, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Stokes, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Thompson, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Abbott, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Buist, Teddy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Cooper, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lambert, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLennan, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 12 | |||