1934 VFL Round 11: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1934 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 11 of the 1934 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Davies captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Wigraft and the visitors were coached by Arthur Coghlan.

Fitzroy
F. Davies (capt.), C. Benham, H. Bunton, A. Callick, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, F. Donnellan, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, K. Fleming, B. Goodhart, W. Gray, M. Hearn, D. Nicholls, B. Shenfield, W. Smallhorn, L. Stott, C. Turner, T. Williams

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), C. Coles, J. Collins, L. Daily, A. Everett, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, J. Lyons, R. McDonald, A. McGregor, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, A. Muller, J. Sellwood, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Tucker, J. Williams

Fitzroy (10.11.71) were defeated by Geelong (14.18.102).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: H. Dawson (3), C. Benham (2), H. Bunton, I. Fleming, K. Fleming, B. Goodhart, B. Shenfield
Geelong: G. Moloney (5), J. Metherell (3), L. Metherell (3), P. Hardiman (2), L. Hardiman

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1934 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 21 July 1934
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Geelong
Score: 10.11.71 - 14.18.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 4 5 . 6 7 . 11 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Geelong 2 . 6 8 . 9 9 . 11 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
Margin FITZ by 4 GEEL by 21 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 31 GEEL by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Len Wigraft (Fitzroy), Arthur Coghlan (Geelong)
Captains: Fred Davies (Fitzroy), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Smith

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Angie Muller GEEL 28 3
Maurie Hearn FITZ 33 2
Len Metherell GEEL 3 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Benham, Colin ? ? 2 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn ? ? 1 ?
31 Callick, Alf ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Davies, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 3 ?
32 Donnellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Fleming, Ian ? ? 1 ?
26 Fleming, Keith ? ? 1 ?
16 Goodhart, Brian ? ? 1 ?
22 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
33 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Nicholls, Doug ? ? 0 ?
17 Shenfield, Bill ? ? 1 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 0 ?
8 Turner, Clete ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 11

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
4 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Daily, Lou ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 2 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Lyons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
7 McGregor, Alex ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 3 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 3 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 5 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
32 Tucker, Joe ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 18

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