1944 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1944 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1944 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Jack Butcher captained the hosts.
Percy Beames captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Arklay and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.
Geelong
J. Butcher (capt.), G. Barrett, H. Beasley, D. Brown, T. Burns, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, G. Gniel, C. Graham, P. Leahy, F. McWilliams, J. Morgan, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, J. Sing, W. Southern, N. Tucker, L. White
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), C. Bradley, T. Bush, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, F. Fanning, C. Galbraith, B. Herbert, R. Irwin, G. Kramer, J. Maher, N. Matthews, C. McLean, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, N. Smith, P. Taylor, D. Walsh
Geelong (10.9.69) were defeated by Melbourne (22.10.142).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (3), D. Brown (2), C. Graham (2), G. Dougherty, P. Leahy, V. Nankervis
Melbourne: F. Fanning (11), P. Taylor (4), B. Deans (2), J. Maher (2), B. Herbert, N. Matthews, H. McPherson
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Melbourne | 8 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 9 | 22 | . | 10 | 22 | . | 10 | (142) |
| Margin | MELB by 32 | MELB by 51 | MELB by 50 | MELB by 73 | MELB by 73 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Arklay
(Geelong),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Butcher
(Geelong),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Perry
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barrett, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Beasley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Burns, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Leahy, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McWilliams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Morgan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bradley, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bush, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 27 | Galbraith, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Walsh, Darcy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 22 | 10 | |||