1944 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1944 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1944 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Jack Butcher captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Arklay and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Geelong
J. Butcher (capt.), J. Altmann, T. Arklay, M. Atkin, L. Barclay, J. Brisbane, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, J. Howie, B. McHenry, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, J. Sellwood, J. Sing, W. Southern, N. Tucker, L. White
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), B. Calverley, B. Clay, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Fields, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, M. Horan, G. Hoskins, W. Miller, G. Nicholls, A. O'Bryan, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, K. Stackpole, J. Symons, S. Wright
Geelong (10.10.70) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (6), J. Brisbane, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, V. Nankervis
Fitzroy: K. Sier (5), K. Stackpole (4), A. Ruthven (2), S. Wright (2), M. Hearn, J. Symons
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | FITZ by 2 | FITZ by 2 | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 35 | FITZ by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Arklay
(Geelong),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Butcher
(Geelong),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Altmann, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Atkin, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Barclay, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Brisbane, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Howie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McHenry, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Horan, Monty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Nicholls, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 15 | |||