1918 VFL Round 11: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1918 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1918 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Jim Kearney captained the hosts.
George Holden captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by George Holden.
Geelong
J. Kearney (capt.), L. Armstrong, B. Bendle, T. Brady, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Gliddon, J. Gray, L. Hagger, G. Hope, A. Johns, V. Maguire, A. Maher, H. Marsham, P. Martini, D. Moodie, B. Rankin
Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), P. Abbott, J. Atkinson, B. Billett, N. Byron, C. Featherston, J. Freake, L. Gibaud, C. Keller, B. King, B. Lenne, T. Lowrie, R. Millen, S. Molan, C. Norris, C. Sherry, F. Strawbridge, L. Wigraft
Geelong (5.6.36) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.6.72).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (2), T. Brady, A. Johns, V. Maguire
Fitzroy: J. Freake (4), S. Molan (4), N. Byron, L. Gibaud, T. Lowrie
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1918 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 20 July 1918
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | (36) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Margin | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 30 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 36 | FITZ by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jim Kearney
(Geelong),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bendle, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Brady, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Gliddon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 8 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hope, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Kearney, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Moodie, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 6 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Abbott, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Atkinson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Billett, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Byron, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Featherston, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Gibaud, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Keller, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | King, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Molan, Stan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sherry, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Strawbridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wigraft, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 6 | |||