1946 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1946 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1946 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Jack Grant captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Geelong
J. Grant (capt.), J. Bailey, D. Bauer, D. Brown, J. Fitzgerald, G. Gniel, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, B. Icke, A. Monahan, T. Morrow, J. Muller, J. Munday, K. Park, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, J. Sing, B. Tomlinson
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), B. Clay, J. Collins, L. Crouch, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, K. Fox, M. Horan, M. Hughson, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, N. Price, K. Sier, H. Winberg, S. Wright
Geelong (9.9.63) defeated Fitzroy (8.7.55).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Muller (3), R. Renfrey (2), J. Grant, T. Morrow, J. Munday, A. Rayson
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (4), L. Crouch, A. Fields, N. Johnstone, H. Winberg
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 27 July 1946
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Margin | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Grant
(Geelong),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bailey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Grant, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Icke, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Muller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Park, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Tomlinson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Crouch, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fox, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Horan, Monty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Winberg, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 7 | |||