1947 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1947 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1947 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
George Gniel captained the hosts.
Jack Mueller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tommy Quinn and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Geelong
G. Gniel (capt.), D. Bauer, D. Brown, A. Elliott, B. Fitzgerald, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, A. Lindsay, M. Lynch, T. Morrow, G. Pike, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, L. Turner, Len White, Lindsay White
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, W. Lock, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, D. Newman, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, R. Stabb
Geelong (16.11.107) defeated Melbourne (5.16.46).
Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Lynch (5), R. Renfrey (3), D. Brown (2), L. White (2), J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, A. Irvine, L. Turner
Melbourne: F. Fanning (2), D. Newman, E. O'Rourke, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 16 | 5 | . | 16 | (46) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 43 | GEEL by 61 | GEEL by 61 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
George Gniel
(Geelong),
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Elliott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzgerald, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Pike, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 16 | |||