1924 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1924 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1924 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval. Lloyd Hagger captained the hosts. Jim Atkinson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Lloyd Hagger and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Geelong
L. Hagger (capt.), A. Coghlan, D. Ferguson, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, S. Hall, B. Hudd, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, J. Paterson, A. Pink, C. Plane, V. Profitt, C. Rankin, W. Sharland, T. Stevenson, S. Thomas, G. Todd

Fitzroy
J. Atkinson (capt.), B. Adams, L. Bryant, N. Cockram, G. Collins, T. Corrigan, B. Cosgrave, C. Fergie, G. Gordon, H. Jenkin, G. McCracken, M. McMahon, S. Molan, J. Moriarty, J. Tarbotton, B. Walker, L. Wigraft, F. Williams

Geelong (9.14.68) defeated Fitzroy (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
Geelong: W. Sharland (3), L. Hagger (2), E. Fleming, B. Hudd, J. Paterson, C. Rankin
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (4), C. Fergie (2), N. Cockram, B. Cosgrave, B. Walker

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 12 July 1924
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 9.14.68 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 8 5 . 9 7 . 11 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Fitzroy 4 . 2 6 . 4 7 . 8 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin level FITZ by 1 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Lloyd Hagger (Geelong), Vic Belcher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Lloyd Hagger (Geelong), Jim Atkinson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
3 Ferguson, Dave ? ? 0 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 1 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd (c) ? ? 2 ?
4 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
31 Hudd, Bill ? ? 1 ?
10 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
5 Paterson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
1 Pink, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
13 Plane, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Profitt, Vic ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 1 ?
22 Sharland, Wally ? ? 3 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 14

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Atkinson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
23 Bryant, Les ? ? 0 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 1 ?
29 Collins, Goldie ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
8 Cosgrave, Bryan ? ? 1 ?
15 Fergie, Clive ? ? 2 ?
39 Gordon, George ? ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
38 McMahon, Mike ? ? 0 ?
2 Molan, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 4 ?
21 Tarbotton, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Walker, Bobby ? ? 1 ?
10 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 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