1936 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1936 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 5 of the 1936 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Haydn Bunton captained the hosts. Charlie Dibbs captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Haydn Bunton and the visitors were coached by Charlie Dibbs.

Fitzroy
H. Bunton (capt.), N. Andrews, J. Cadusch, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, A. Fitcher, W. Gray, M. Hearn, T. MacKin, B. McLellan, D. Nicholls, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, L. Stott, A. Thompson, J. Toohey, B. Warne, L. Watt, T. Williams

Geelong
C. Dibbs (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, C. Coles, J. Evans, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Hore, B. Kuhlken, J. Metherell, L. Metherell, J. Nash, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack

Fitzroy (17.19.121) defeated Geelong (17.13.115).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: L. Watt (7), H. Dawson (2), M. Sharp (2), T. Williams (2), N. Andrews, H. Bunton, M. Hearn, B. Warne
Geelong: L. Hardiman (9), J. Evans (2), N. Glenister (2), J. Metherell (2), J. Sellwood (2)

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1936 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 30 May 1936
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 17.19.121 - 17.13.115

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 6 5 . 10 12 . 15 17 . 19 17 . 19 (121)
Geelong 2 . 4 8 . 6 10 . 9 17 . 13 17 . 13 (115)
Margin FITZ by 14 GEEL by 14 FITZ by 18 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy), Charlie Dibbs (Geelong)
Captains: Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy), Charlie Dibbs (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Boyd

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Andrews, Norm ? ? 1 ?
7 Bunton, Haydn (c) ? ? 1 ?
3 Cadusch, John ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 2 ?
29 Fitcher, Alan ? ? 0 ?
22 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
28 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
34 MacKin, Terry ? ? 0 ?
17 McLellan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
35 Nicholls, Doug ? ? 0 ?
4 Ryan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 2 ?
12 Stott, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Thompson, Allan ? ? 0 ?
10 Toohey, Jim ? ? 0 ?
32 Warne, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Watt, Les ? ? 7 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 19

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
6 Dibbs, Charlie (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 2 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 2 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 9 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 2 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 0 ?
2 Nash, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 2 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 13

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