1947 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1947 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1947 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
George Gniel captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Hanna, R. Irwin, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb
Geelong
G. Gniel (capt.), D. Bauer, D. Brown, K. Brown, G. Card, A. Elliott, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Monahan, T. Morrow, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, Len White, Lindsay White, R. Wood
Melbourne (14.25.109) defeated Geelong (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Rodda (3), N. Smith (3), A. Dullard (2), G. Bickford, L. Dockett, J. Mitchell, J. Mueller, F. O'Connor, B. Scanlan
Geelong: R. Renfrey (3), D. Brown (2), J. Hovey (2), F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, T. Morrow, L. White
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 26 April 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
11,792
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 25 | 14 | . | 25 | (109) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 2 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
George Gniel
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 25 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Elliott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | |||