1945 VFL Season Round 1: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1945 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round one of the 1945 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park. Jack Butcher captained the hosts with Lindsay White as vice-captain. Fred Hughson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Williams and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.

Geelong (10.8.68) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.16.106).

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 21 April 1945
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Fitzroy
Score: 10.8.68 - 15.16.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 2 4 . 4 7 . 5 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Fitzroy 2 . 0 6 . 5 11 . 11 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
Margin GEEL by 2 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 30 FITZ by 38 FITZ by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Jack Butcher
Vice-Captain: Lindsay White
Coach: Jack Williams

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

P. Lane

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Atkin, Max ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Ian ? ? 0 ?
1 Butcher, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
33 Dougherty, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Finn, Joe ? ? 0 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Glenister, Norm ? ? 0 ?
17 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 1 ?
28 Leslie, Max ? ? 1 ?
2 Marsham, Alan ? ? 0 ?
15 Munday, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Nankervis, Vic ? ? 1 ?
10 Patman, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 1 ?
24 Sing, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Southern, Wally ? ? 1 ?
7 White, Lindsay (vc) ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 8

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bristowe, Wally ? ? 0 ?
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
34 Clay, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
21 Crouch, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 2 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 2 ?
11 Linney, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Murray, Dan ? ? 0 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 2 ?
17 Sier, Ken ? ? 7 ?
29 Symons, Jack ? ? 2 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 16

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