1944 VFL Season Round 4: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1944 between Geelong and Melbourne during round four of the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (10.9.69) were defeated by Melbourne (22.10.142).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Melbourne
Score: 10.9.69 - 22.10.142

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

Geelong

Captain: Jack Butcher
Coach: Tom Arklay

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Beames
Coach: Percy Beames

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s