1946 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1946 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 1 of the 1946 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Jack Grant captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
Melbourne
Back:
R. Hall, S. McGrath, D. Hingston
Half-back:
C. McLean, R. Irwin, W. Lock
Centre:
R. Stabb, N. Smith (capt.), R. Dowsing
Half-forward:
G. Bickford, A. Dullard, B. Deans
Forward:
J. Mueller, N. Wilson, J. Quinn
Follower:
D. Cordner, F. Fanning, A. Rodda
Sub.:
I. Porter, B. Scanlan
Geelong
Back:
J. Fitzgerald, G. Gniel, G. Mahon
Half-back:
D. Bauer, T. Morrow, K. Brown
Centre:
J. Muller, P. Hunt, A. Lindsay
Half-forward:
J. Grant (capt.), B. Wynne, A. Elliott
Forward:
G. Card, F. Flanagan, D. Brown
Follower:
J. Munday, R. Renfrey, D. Jerram
Sub.:
N. Glenister, A. Marsham
Melbourne (20.17.137) defeated Geelong (12.19.91).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (6), N. Wilson (5), J. Mueller (3), J. Quinn (3), G. Bickford, B. Deans, A. Dullard
Geelong: F. Flanagan (3), B. Wynne (2), D. Brown, G. Card, A. Elliott, N. Glenister, D. Jerram, J. Muller, R. Renfrey
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 8 | . | 2 | 15 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 17 | 20 | . | 17 | (137) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 19 | (91) |
| Margin | MELB by 32 | MELB by 42 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 46 | MELB by 46 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jack Grant
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Leverett
Boundary Umpire:
W. Quinn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 16 | Bickford, George | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | RU | ? | 6 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | HBFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | FPL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | SUB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quinn, Jack | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Wilson, Norm | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 17 | |||
B. Scanlan replaced C. McLean.
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 19 | Bauer, Don | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | HBFR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Elliott, Alan | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | SUB↑ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Grant, Jack (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, Doug | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Lindsay, Alwyn | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mahon, Geoff | BPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Marsham, Alan | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Muller, Jack | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wynne, Bob | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 19 | |||
N. Glenister replaced K. Brown during the first quarter.
A. Marsham replaced G. Mahon during the fourth quarter.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Melbourne | Coach: Frank Hughes | ||||||||||||||
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| 3 | J. Fitzgerald | 17 | G. Gniel | 4 | G. Mahon | 21 | D. Cordner | 9 | I. Porter | ||||||
| 15 | J. Quinn | 20 | N. Wilson | 12 | J. Mueller | 6 | F. Fanning | 19 | B. Scanlan | ||||||
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| 19 | D. Bauer | 22 | T. Morrow | 21 | K. Brown |
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| 5 | B. Deans | 28 | A. Dullard | 16 | G. Bickford |
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| 27 | J. Muller | 25 | P. Hunt | 23 | A. Lindsay |
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| 2 | R. Dowsing | 4 | N. Smith (c) | 8 | R. Stabb | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 15 | J. Munday | 5 | N. Glenister | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 8 | R. Renfrey | 2 | A. Marsham | |||||||||||
| 6 | J. Grant (c) | 28 | B. Wynne | 11 | A. Elliott | 1 | D. Jerram |
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| 18 | W. Lock | 3 | R. Irwin | 25 | C. McLean |
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| 20 | G. Card | 10 | F. Flanagan | 14 | D. Brown |
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| 32 | D. Hingston | 22 | S. McGrath | 14 | R. Hall |
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| Geelong | Coach: Tommy Quinn | ||||||||||||||