1944 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results for Geelong for the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Kardinia Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1944 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Club:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Kardinia Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 1-0-17, P%: 58.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Jack Butcher
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altmann, John | #14 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Arklay, Tom | #8 | 7 | 3 | R09, R12-16, R18 |
| Atkin, Max | #16 | 4 | 0 | R05-06, R15, R18 |
| Bamford, Ray | #31 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Barclay, Lionel | #12 | 11 | 7 | R01-03, R10-12, R14-18 |
| Barrett, Gerard | #26 | 6 | 1 | R03-07, R15 |
| Beasley, Harry | #14 | 3 | 0 | R01, R03-04 |
| Brisbane, Jeff | #25 | 3 | 2 | R12, R17-18 |
| Brown, Doug | #8 | 8 | 9 | R01-02, R04-09 |
| Brown, Ian | #14 | 5 | 0 | R08-10, R12-13 |
| Burns, Tom | #29 | 6 | 5 | R03-08 |
| Butcher, Jack | #1 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Dean, Leo | #33 | 3 | 1 | R16-18 |
| Dougherty, George | #6 | 18 | 22 | R01-18 |
| Fitzgerald, Jim | #3 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Gniel, George | #17 | 13 | 3 | R01-06, R10-11, R13-17 |
| Graham, Colin | #11 | 15 | 7 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-17 |
| Howie, Jim | #30 | 11 | 1 | R01-02, R05-06, R10-15, R18 |
| Jerram, Doug | #32 | 1 | 2 | R07 |
| Leahy, Pat | #28 | 15 | 9 | R01-09, R11, R13-17 |
| Lidgerwood, Vin | #32 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Marshall, Phonse | #19 | 3 | 1 | R09-11 |
| Mathieson, Alec | #31 | 7 | 1 | R05-11 |
| McHenry, Bob | #27 | 10 | 1 | R01, R10-18 |
| McWilliams, Frank | #2 | 6 | 0 | R02-07 |
| Morgan, Jack | #18 | 6 | 0 | R03-04, R08-11 |
| Munday, Jim | #15 | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R07-18 |
| Nankervis, Vic | #23 | 12 | 12 | R01-08, R12-14, R18 |
| Patman, Ralph | #10 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Powell, Les | #4 | 10 | 3 | R08-17 |
| Sellwood, Joe | #21 | 11 | 4 | R08-18 |
| Sing, Jack | #24 | 16 | 1 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Southern, Wally | #22 | 17 | 8 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Taylor, Vic | #9 | 2 | 0 | R02, R07 |
| Tucker, Neil | #20 | 16 | 3 | R01-11, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Tuohill, Jack | #5 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R09, R12 |
| White, Lindsay | #7 | 18 | 60 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arklay, Tom | 18 | 1 | -0- | 17 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/1944 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 58 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 13/05/1944 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 19 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 20/05/1944 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 53 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 27/05/1944 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 73 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 03/06/1944 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 36 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 10/06/1944 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 63 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 17/06/1944 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 117 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 24/06/1944 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 25 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 01/07/1944 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 35 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 08/07/1944 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 53 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 15/07/1944 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 123 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 22/07/1944 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 24 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 29/07/1944 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 22 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 05/08/1944 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 25 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 12/08/1944 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 13 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 19/08/1944 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 25 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 26/08/1944 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 106 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |
| 02/09/1944 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 35 | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher |