1946 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1946 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1946 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Jack Grant captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Geelong
J. Grant (capt.), J. Bailey, D. Bauer, D. Brown, G. Card, A. Elliott, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, G. Gniel, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Lindsay, G. Mahon, T. Morrow, J. Muller, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, L. White, J. Whitten
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), D. Bell, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, A. Byfield, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, R. Irwin, F. Kennedy, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, E. O'Rourke, S. Rule
Geelong (15.7.97) were defeated by Melbourne (21.14.140).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Grant (6), R. Renfrey (3), L. White (3), J. Whitten (2), D. Brown
Melbourne: F. Fanning (5), J. Mueller (4), E. O'Rourke (4), A. Byfield (2), S. McGrath (2), N. Smith (2), D. Bell, J. Mitchell
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 July 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
11,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 7 | (97) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 14 | 21 | . | 14 | (140) |
| Margin | GEEL by 15 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 42 | MELB by 43 | MELB by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Grant
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Elliott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Grant, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Muller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Whitten, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 7 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bell, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Byfield, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Rule, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 14 | |||