1941 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1941 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 6 of the 1941 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the hosts.
Tom Arklay captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Len Metherell.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, A. Clay, B. Clay, I. Clay, C. Curtin, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Gillespie-Jones, L. Hill, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, S. James, A. Knott, L. Monaghan, D. Murray, N. Price, K. Stackpole
Geelong
T. Arklay (capt.), R. Bethune, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, R. Grove, B. Harwood, S. Howard, J. Knight, A. Muller, M. Nicolson, K. Palmer, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor, L. Toyne, N. Tucker, L. White
Fitzroy (17.14.116) defeated Geelong (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (7), I. Clay (2), A. Knott (2), K. Stackpole (2), B. Clay, S. James, L. Monaghan, N. Price
Geelong: L. Toyne (4), L. White (2), J. Grant, J. Knight, A. Muller, P. Taylor
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 7 June 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 33 | FITZ by 50 | FITZ by 41 | FITZ by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy),
Len Metherell
(Geelong)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Tom Arklay
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Clay, Ivor | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hill, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | James, Shadrach | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 14 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Nicolson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Palmer, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 15 | |||