1944 VFL Season Round 11: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1944 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round eleven of the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Jack Butcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Tom Arklay.

Fitzroy (25.29.179) defeated Geelong (8.8.56).

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 15 July 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 25.29.179 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 8 11 . 17 22 . 22 25 . 29 25 . 29 (179)
Geelong 2 . 4 5 . 5 6 . 7 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin FITZ by 16 FITZ by 48 FITZ by 111 FITZ by 123 FITZ by 123
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

Geelong

Captain: Jack Butcher
Coach: Tom Arklay

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

P. Morgan

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Bickerton, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 1 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
4 Dyring, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
29 Harrow, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
19 Lancaster, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Miller, Wally ? ? 5 ?
7 Murray, Dan ? ? 0 ?
30 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 9 ?
17 Sier, Ken ? ? 6 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 3 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 25 29

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Barclay, Lionel ? ? 0 ?
1 Butcher, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Gniel, George ? ? 2 ?
11 Graham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
30 Howie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Leahy, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Marshall, Phonse ? ? 0 ?
31 Mathieson, Alec ? ? 0 ?
27 McHenry, Bob ? ? 0 ?
18 Morgan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Munday, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Patman, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
4 Powell, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 1 ?
22 Southern, Wally ? ? 0 ?
20 Tucker, Neil ? ? 1 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 8

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