1949 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1949 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1949 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Geelong
B. Bretland, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, C. King, R. Lunn, M. Lynch, T. Morrow, L. O'Halloran, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, W. Russell, N. Scott, B. Smith, I. Toyne, N. Trezise, L. Turner, L. White

Fitzroy
R. Bickley, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, J. Collins, R. Donnellan, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Goodger, K. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, B. Miller, G. Nicholls, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, A. Ruthven, R. Simpson, J. Toohey

Geelong (13.9.87) defeated Fitzroy (6.7.43).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Davis (5), R. Renfrey (2), L. White (2), J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, M. Lynch, W. Russell
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (3), K. Ross, R. Simpson, J. Toohey

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 30 July 1949
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 17,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 13.9.87 - 6.7.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 1 7 . 5 9 . 6 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Fitzroy 3 . 1 5 . 4 5 . 7 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Margin GEEL by 6 GEEL by 13 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 44 GEEL by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Norm Smith (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (Geelong), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Bretland, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 5 ?
3 Fitzgerald, Jim ? ? 1 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred ? ? 1 ?
25 Hunt, Percy ? ? 0 ?
16 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
36 King, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
23 Lunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 1 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Halloran, Leo ? ? 0 ?
21 Pritchard, Bill ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 2 ?
32 Russell, Wally ? ? 1 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
5 Toyne, Ian ? ? 0 ?
28 Trezise, Neil ? ? 0 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 9

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bickley, Ron ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 0 ?
1 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Donnellan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
26 Gaffney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
16 Hart, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
9 Kennedy, Dick ? ? 0 ?
12 Miller, Bob ? ? 0 ?
14 Nicholls, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
20 Nicholls, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 1 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 3 ?
5 Simpson, Ron ? ? 1 ?
29 Toohey, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 7

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s