1928 VFL Season Round 17: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1928 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round seventeen of the 1928 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice.

Fitzroy (16.9.105) defeated Geelong (12.9.81).

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 18 August 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 16.9.105 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 1 7 . 4 12 . 5 16 . 9 16 . 9 (105)
Geelong 5 . 2 6 . 3 8 . 6 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin GEEL by 13 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 24 FITZ by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Rattray

Geelong

Captain: unknown
Coach: Tom Fitzmaurice

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Brandon

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 4 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 4 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 1 ?
36 Coghlan, Davitt ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 4 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
2 Reichman, Eric ? ? 0 ?
7 Ringrose, Doug ? ? 2 ?
10 Roberts, Tasman ? ? 1 ?
15 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Vale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 3 ?
21 Bell, Arch ? ? 0 ?
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Clearson, Len ? ? 1 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Ferguson, Dave ? ? 1 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 1 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
14 Lamb, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Mulroyan, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 3 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 1 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
White, Milton ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 9

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