1917 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1917 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1917 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Harry Marsham captained the hosts.
George Holden captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by George Holden.
Geelong
H. Marsham (capt.), J. Baker, T. Brady, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Davie, J. Gray, A. Johns, J. Kearney, N. MacKay, V. Maguire, P. Martini, G. McLennan, E. Peck, B. Rankin, L. Tasker, S. Thomas
Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), P. Abbott, J. Atkinson, B. Byrne, J. Freake, T. Heaney, H. Jenkin, A. Kennedy, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, R. Millen, F. Moore, P. Parratt, G. Pattison, H. Powditch, F. Strawbridge, J. Toohey
Geelong (6.10.46) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.16.64).
Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Brownlees, H. Craven, N. MacKay, H. Marsham, P. Martini, E. Peck
Fitzroy: J. Freake (2), T. Lowrie (2), P. Parratt (2), T. Heaney, R. Millen
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1917 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1917
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 10 | (46) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Margin | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 22 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Harry Marsham
(Geelong),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Delaney
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Brady, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Davie, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | MacKay, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McLennan, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Peck, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Tasker, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Abbott, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Byrne, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Kennedy, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Pattison, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Powditch, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Strawbridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 16 | |||