1945 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1945 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 5 of the 1945 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Mueller captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jack Williams.
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), G. Archibald, R. Baggott, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, C. Conroy, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, D. Kennedy, F. Kennedy, A. La Fontaine, N. Leverton, C. McLean, K. Molloy, I. Porter
Geelong
I. Brown, K. Brown, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, F. Hose, J. Howie, P. Hunt, A. Lindsay, A. Marsham, J. Morgan, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, J. Sing, N. Tompkins, L. Toyne, L. White
Melbourne (18.12.120) defeated Geelong (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (7), I. Porter (4), A. Dullard (2), J. Mueller (2), R. Baggott, G. Bowman, F. Kennedy
Geelong: N. Glenister (4), L. Toyne (3), V. Nankervis (2), R. Patman (2), N. Tompkins (2), A. Marsham, L. White
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Geelong remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | MELB by 25 | MELB by 18 | GEEL by 7 | MELB by 20 | MELB by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jack Williams
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Lane
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Conroy, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Leverton, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Molloy, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Brown, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hose, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Howie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Marsham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Morgan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tompkins, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 10 | |||