1933 VFL Round 16: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1933 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 16 of the 1933 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Jack Moriarty captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Maher and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.

Fitzroy
J. Moriarty (capt.), C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, F. Curcio, F. Davies, H. Dawson, F. Donnellan, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, W. Gray, D. Murray, R. Shapter, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, C. Turner, L. Watt, T. Williams

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), C. Coles, J. Evans, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, M. Kelly, B. Kuhlken, A. Lavery, G. Leishman, R. McDonald, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, E. Orr, T. Quinn, G. Todd, J. Walker, J. Williams

Fitzroy (15.8.98) defeated Geelong (11.20.86).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: H. Dawson (3), R. Shapter (3), C. Benham (2), H. Bunton (2), J. Moriarty (2), F. Davies, A. Fitcher, M. Sharp
Geelong: G. Moloney (3), J. Evans (2), B. Kuhlken (2), J. Metherell (2), L. Hardiman, T. Quinn

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1933 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 19 August 1933
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 21,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 15.8.98 - 11.20.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 1 6 . 2 10 . 5 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Geelong 1 . 6 5 . 12 7 . 14 11 . 20 11 . 20 (86)
Margin FITZ by 13 GEEL by 4 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Maher (Fitzroy), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)
Captains: Jack Moriarty (Fitzroy), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Tommy Quinn GEEL 16 3
Wilfred Smallhorn FITZ 21 2
Haydn Bunton FITZ 7 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 2 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 2 ?
31 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Davies, Fred ? ? 1 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 3 ?
32 Donnellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 1 ?
26 Fleming, Ian ? ? 0 ?
22 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
3 Murray, Dan ? ? 0 ?
24 Shapter, Ron ? ? 3 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 1 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 0 ?
8 Turner, Clete ? ? 0 ?
5 Watt, Les ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 8

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 2 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Max ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 2 ?
23 Lavery, Alan ? ? 0 ?
2 Leishman, Gus ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 2 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 3 ?
8 Orr, Eric ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 20

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