1948 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1948 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 1 of the 1948 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Lindsay White captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Cameron and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, R. Kinder, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, L. Monaghan, G. Nicholls, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen, J. Toohey, K. Williams
Geelong
Lindsay White (capt.), D. Brown, A. Burrell, G. Card, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, P. Hunt, A. Irvine, R. Lunn, A. Monahan, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, L. Turner, Len White, J. Whitten
Fitzroy (13.14.92) defeated Geelong (9.16.70).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (4), A. Ruthven (3), H. Shillinglaw (2), K. Williams (2), N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy
Geelong: T. Morrow (3), G. Card, B. Harwood, P. Hunt, R. Renfrey, L. White, J. Whitten
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 17 April 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Margin | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 26 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Cameron
(Fitzroy),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Lindsay White
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Kinder, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Nicholls, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Williams, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Burrell, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Whitten, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||