1941 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1941 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1941 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Tom Arklay captained the hosts.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Metherell and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Geelong
T. Arklay (capt.), J. Bailey, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, S. Howard, D. Jerram, J. Knight, K. Miller, A. Muller, J. Sellwood, N. Tucker, L. White
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), T. Besford, D. Calverley, A. Clay, A. Collier, C. Curtin, C. Denning, M. Hearn, L. Hill, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, S. James, L. Monaghan, D. Murray, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Stackpole, S. Wright
Geelong (13.16.94) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (5), J. Knight (3), A. Muller (3), J. Grant, J. Sellwood
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (7), K. Stackpole (5), A. Clay, N. Price, A. Ruthven, S. Wright
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
4,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Metherell
(Geelong),
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Tom Arklay
(Geelong),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jerram, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 16 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Besford, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hill, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | James, Shadrach | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 13 | |||