1946 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1946 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 3 of the 1946 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Fred Hughson captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), B. Clay, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, S. Dawson, C. Denning, E. Hart, G. Hoskins, M. Hughson, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, M. Smith, J. Symons, H. Winberg, S. Wright
Geelong
D. Brown, G. Card, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, B. Harwood, P. Hunt, B. Icke, D. Jerram, A. Lindsay, G. Mahon, T. Morrow, J. Muller, J. Munday, K. Park, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, J. Sing, L. White
Fitzroy (20.19.139) defeated Geelong (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (7), A. Ruthven (4), N. Johnstone (3), E. Hart (2), N. Price (2), J. Symons, S. Wright
Geelong: F. Flanagan (3), J. Munday (3), D. Brown, N. Glenister, J. Muller
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 19 | 20 | . | 19 | (139) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 57 | FITZ by 60 | FITZ by 76 | FITZ by 76 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Smith, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Winberg, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 19 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Icke, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Muller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Park, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||