1932 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1932 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1932 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Frank Maher.

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), B. Anderson, J. Carney, A. Coghlan, J. Collins, J. Harbison, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, M. Lamb, R. McDonald, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams

Fitzroy
C. Benham, H. Bunton, G. Chapman, N. Cockram, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, I. Fleming, F. Heintz, J. Moriarty, C. Niven, W. Reeve, P. Roberts, J. Sexton, M. Sharp, L. Sharpe, W. Smallhorn, K. Veevers, T. Wells, T. Williams

Geelong (25.18.168) defeated Fitzroy (8.6.54).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Moloney (11), J. Harbison (3), B. Troughton (3), J. Collins (2), P. Hardiman (2), T. Quinn (2), L. Metherell, J. Sellwood
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), H. Dawson (2), H. Bunton, T. Wells, T. Williams

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1932 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 20 August 1932
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 6,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 25.18.168 - 8.6.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 4 12 . 9 21 . 11 25 . 18 25 . 18 (168)
Fitzroy 0 . 3 1 . 3 6 . 5 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
Margin GEEL by 19 GEEL by 72 GEEL by 96 GEEL by 114 GEEL by 114
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Frank Maher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Reg Hickey (Geelong), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Willis Reeve FITZ 16 3
George Moloney GEEL 14 2
Haydn Bunton FITZ 7 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Anderson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 2 ?
9 Harbison, Jim ? ? 3 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 2 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 1 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 11 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
26 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 1 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 3 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 25 18

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 1 ?
4 Chapman, George ? ? 0 ?
25 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 2 ?
26 Fleming, Ian ? ? 0 ?
35 Heintz, Fred ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 3 ?
8 Niven, Colin ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
2 Roberts, Percy ? ? 0 ?
11 Sexton, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharpe, Lew ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
14 Veevers, Ken ? ? 0 ?
10 Wells, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 6

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