1941 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1941 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 14 of the 1941 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Tom Arklay captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Len Metherell.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, P. Beames, T. Cordner, G. Daly, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, S. Heal, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Geelong
T. Arklay (capt.), R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, R. Grove, C. Helmer, S. Howard, D. Jerram, J. Knight, A. Muller, M. Nicolson, J. Sellwood, L. Toyne, N. Tucker, L. White
Melbourne (19.14.128) defeated Geelong (9.18.72).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), P. Beames (4), J. Mueller (3), S. Heal (2), R. Dowsing, M. Gibb, A. La Fontaine, J. O'Keefe, R. Wartman
Geelong: J. Sellwood (3), G. Dougherty, J. Grant, R. Grove, D. Jerram, J. Knight, L. White
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
6,669
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Margin | GEEL by 14 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 56 | MELB by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Len Metherell
(Geelong)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Tom Arklay
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Heal, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 14 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jerram, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Nicolson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 18 | |||