1930 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1930 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1930 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval. Arthur Coghlan captained the hosts. Colin Niven captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Arthur Coghlan and the visitors were coached by Colin Niven.

Geelong
A. Coghlan (capt.), T. Baker, J. Carney, C. Coles, J. Collins, J. Evans, S. Hall, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, T. Llewellyn, L. Metherell, J. Plunkett, A. Rayson, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Williams

Fitzroy
C. Niven (capt.), A. Batchelor, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, D. Coghlan, F. Davies, A. Dickens, P. Ellis, R. Finlayson, F. Gibson, C. Hogan, C. Kerr, K. Mackie, G. McKenzie, F. Pearce, W. Reeve, W. Smallhorn, K. Veevers, T. Williams

Geelong (10.18.78) defeated Fitzroy (4.14.38).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Kuhlken (2), L. Metherell (2), J. Plunkett (2), T. Baker, J. Evans, T. Llewellyn, A. Rayson
Fitzroy: A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, K. Mackie, W. Smallhorn

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1930 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 13 September 1930
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 5,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 10.18.78 - 4.14.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 6 4 . 8 7 . 13 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Fitzroy 2 . 4 2 . 7 4 . 11 4 . 14 4 . 14 (38)
Margin GEEL by 8 GEEL by 13 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 40 GEEL by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Coghlan (Geelong), Colin Niven (Fitzroy)
Captains: Arthur Coghlan (Geelong), Colin Niven (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Devine

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 1 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 Hall, Syd ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 2 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
8 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 1 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 2 ?
32 Plunkett, Jack ? ? 2 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 18

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Chapman, Charles ? ? 1 ?
25 Coghlan, Davitt ? ? 0 ?
10 Davies, Fred ? ? 0 ?
17 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Ellis, Percy ? ? 0 ?
20 Finlayson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Gibson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Hogan, Con ? ? 0 ?
9 Kerr, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
32 Mackie, Ken ? ? 1 ?
12 McKenzie, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
8 Niven, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
31 Pearce, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 1 ?
4 Veevers, Ken ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 4 14

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