1944 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1944 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 15 of the 1944 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
Jack Butcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Tom Arklay.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, N. Bencraft, L. Bennett, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, R. Hall, B. Herbert, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, G. Kramer, K. Levey, C. McLean, C. Newman, B. Scanlan, N. Smith, J. Stock
Geelong
J. Butcher (capt.), T. Arklay, M. Atkin, L. Barclay, G. Barrett, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, G. Gniel, C. Graham, J. Howie, P. Leahy, B. McHenry, J. Munday, R. Patman, L. Powell, J. Sellwood, J. Sing, W. Southern, L. White
Melbourne (8.21.69) defeated Geelong (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Scanlan (5), G. Archibald, N. Bencraft, L. Bennett
Geelong: L. White (4), G. Dougherty, P. Leahy, J. Sellwood, W. Southern
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Geelong remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
4,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 21 | 8 | . | 21 | (69) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Tom Arklay
(Geelong)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Jack Butcher
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Bencraft, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Bennett, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 21 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Atkin, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Barclay, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Barrett, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Howie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Leahy, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McHenry, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 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 50sScore Timeline
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