1944 VFL Season Round 18: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1944 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round eighteen of the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (10.10.70) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.15.105).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Fitzroy
Score: 10.10.70 - 15.15.105

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

Geelong

Captain: Jack Butcher
Coach: Tom Arklay

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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