1928 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1928 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1928 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval. The hosts were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.

Geelong
T. Baker, A. Carroll, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, A. Comben, D. Ferguson, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, J. Plunkett, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams

Fitzroy
C. Chapman, E. Chatfield, N. Cockram, D. Coghlan, T. Corrigan, G. Gibbs, F. Gibson, G. Hellwig, C. Kemp, N. Kick, J. Millen, R. Milne, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, E. Reichman, D. Ringrose, E. Schenk, J. Vale

Geelong (19.8.122) defeated Fitzroy (2.27.39).

Goalkickers
Geelong: E. Fleming (4), J. Plunkett (4), A. Rayson (4), T. Baker (2), G. Jerram (2), J. Chambers, P. Hardiman, J. Warren
Fitzroy: J. Millen, J. Moriarty

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 26 May 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 19.8.122 - 2.27.39

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 3 8 . 5 15 . 7 19 . 8 19 . 8 (122)
Fitzroy 0 . 6 1 . 13 1 . 19 2 . 27 2 . 27 (39)
Margin GEEL by 21 GEEL by 34 GEEL by 72 GEEL by 83 GEEL by 83
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Fitzmaurice (Geelong), Gordon Rattray (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. McLachlan

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 2 ?
4 Carroll, Andy ? ? 0 ?
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 1 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
3 Comben, Aubrey ? ? 0 ?
5 Ferguson, Dave ? ? 0 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 4 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 2 ?
32 Plunkett, Jack ? ? 4 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 4 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
12 Warren, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 19 8

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 0 ?
22 Chatfield, Eric ? ? 0 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
36 Coghlan, Davitt ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
21 Gibbs, George ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
28 Kemp, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
39 Kick, Ned ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Milne, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
2 Reichman, Eric ? ? 0 ?
7 Ringrose, Doug ? ? 0 ?
30 Schenk, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
34 Vale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 2 27

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