1917 VFL Season Round 7: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1917 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round seven of the 1917 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. George Holden captained the hosts. Harry Marsham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by George Holden.

Fitzroy (8.4.52) were defeated by Geelong (9.11.65).

Match Details

Season: 1917 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 23 June 1917
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Geelong
Score: 8.4.52 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 0 3 . 2 5 . 3 8 . 4 8 . 4 (52)
Geelong 1 . 4 5 . 7 7 . 9 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin GEEL by 4 GEEL by 17 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 13 GEEL by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: George Holden
Coach: George Holden

Geelong

Captain: Harry Marsham

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Byrne, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 2 ?
21 Heaney, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
7 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
28 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 0 ?
23 McDonald, Ted ? ? 0 ?
15 Moore, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy ? ? 1 ?
6 Purcell, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
25 Strawbridge, Frank ? ? 2 ?
3 Toohey, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Wigraft, Len ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 4

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
2 Baker, Jack ? ? 1 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 1 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
21 Davie, Bert ? ? 0 ?
7 Ellingsen, Percy ? ? 4 ?
8 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 0 ?
16 Kearney, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 MacKay, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Maguire, Vin ? ? 0 ?
10 Marsham, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 2 ?
17 Moulden, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 1 ?
14 Stokes, Dick ? ? 0 ?
15 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 11

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