1945 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1945 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1945 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Williams and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Geelong
M. Atkin, I. Brown, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, J. Finn, J. Fitzgerald, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, P. Hunt, M. Leslie, A. Marsham, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, J. Sellwood, J. Sing, W. Southern, L. White
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), W. Bristowe, B. Calverley, B. Clay, I. Clay, L. Crouch, S. Dawson, C. Denning, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, C. Linney, D. Murray, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, J. Symons, S. Wright
Geelong (10.8.68) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (5), P. Hunt, M. Leslie, V. Nankervis, J. Sellwood, W. Southern
Fitzroy: K. Sier (7), S. Dawson (2), N. Johnstone (2), A. Ruthven (2), J. Symons (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Jack Williams
(Geelong),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Lane
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkin, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 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 | |||