1941 VFL Season Round 3: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1941 between Geelong and Melbourne during round three of the 1941 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park. In the absence of Tom Arklay, vice-captain Joe Sellwood captained the hosts. Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Len Metherell and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Geelong (13.19.97) were defeated by Melbourne (16.12.108).

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 10 May 1941
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 7,800

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Melbourne
Score: 13.19.97 - 16.12.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 4 7 . 10 9 . 13 13 . 19 13 . 19 (97)
Melbourne 5 . 1 7 . 4 13 . 7 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Margin MELB by 15 GEEL by 6 MELB by 18 MELB by 11 MELB by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Joe Sellwood (acting)
Coach: Len Metherell

Melbourne

Captain: Allan La Fontaine
Coach: Frank Hughes

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Bethune, Rupe ? ? 2 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 0 ?
25 Glenister, Mick ? ? 0 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 1 ?
11 Graham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
2 Jerram, Doug ? ? 1 ?
22 Knight, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Miller, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe (ac) ? ? 1 ?
18 Toyne, Len ? ? 1 ?
20 Tucker, Neil ? ? 0 ?
19 White, Lindsay ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 19

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Anderson, Syd ? ? 0 ?
15 Baggott, Ron ? ? 5 ?
3 Baxter, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Beames, Percy ? ? 0 ?
34 Dullard, Adrian ? ? 0 ?
9 Emselle, Richie ? ? 0 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
10 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
32 Hingston, Dick ? ? 0 ?
13 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan (c) ? ? 1 ?
18 Lock, Wally ? ? 0 ?
22 McGrath, Shane ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack ? ? 1 ?
33 Neenan, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
19 Roberts, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 4 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 5 ?
23 Wartman, Ray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 12

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