1941 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1941 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1941 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Metherell and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Geelong
R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, C. Graham, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, S. Howard, D. Jerram, J. Knight, K. Miller, A. Muller, J. Sellwood, L. Toyne, N. Tucker, L. White
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, B. Baxter, P. Beames, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, L. Jones, W. Lock, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, B. Neenan, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Geelong (13.19.97) were defeated by Melbourne (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (5), R. Bethune (2), C. Helmer (2), G. Gniel, D. Jerram, J. Sellwood, L. Toyne
Melbourne: R. Baggott (5), N. Smith (5), A. Rodda (4), A. La Fontaine, J. Mueller
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Len Metherell
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | ? | ? | 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 | |||