1947 VFL Round 11: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1947 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 11 of the 1947 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
George Gniel captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Geelong
G. Gniel (capt.), D. Bauer, D. Brown, G. Card, F. Flanagan, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, D. Jerram, A. Lindsay, T. Morrow, G. Pike, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, L. Turner, Len White, Lindsay White
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Fields, E. Hart, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, L. Owens, A. Ruthven, J. Toohey
Geelong (10.10.70) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. White (5), D. Brown, B. Harwood, A. Irvine, D. Jerram, T. Morrow
Fitzroy: E. Hart (5), A. Ruthven (2), G. Coates, C. Curtin, N. Johnstone, L. Owens
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 35 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
George Gniel
(Geelong),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Pike, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Owens, Llew | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||