1945 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1945 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1945 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Lindsay White captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Williams and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Geelong
L. White (capt.), D. Bauer, K. Brown, J. Fitzgerald, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, C. Hovey, P. Hunt, D. Jerram, M. Leslie, A. Lindsay, A. Marsham, J. Muller, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, F. Pike, L. Powell
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), R. Baggott, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, B. Edge, F. Fanning, R. Irwin, D. Kennedy, G. Kramer, A. La Fontaine, R. Latham, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, C. Newman, I. Porter, E. Rowarth, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb
Geelong (7.14.56) were defeated by Melbourne (17.13.115).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Grant (2), L. White (2), J. Muller, J. Munday, R. Patman
Melbourne: F. Fanning (6), J. Mitchell (3), N. Smith (3), R. Baggott (2), I. Porter (2), G. Kramer
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 59 | MELB by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Williams
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Lindsay White
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
O. Thomas
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Hovey, Ced | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Jerram, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Leslie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Marsham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Muller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Pike, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Edge, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 13 | |||