1950 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1950 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 10 of the 1950 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), R. Bickley, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, N. Smith, B. Stephen, J. Streader, L. Watson
Geelong
D. Brown, B. Davis, J. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, G. Goninon, P. Hunt, J. Hyde, K. McKee, T. Morrow, J. Norman, B. Pritchard, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, S. Tate, I. Toyne, N. Trezise, J. Tuckwell, L. Turner, L. White
Fitzroy (7.11.53) were defeated by Geelong (9.19.73).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Ross (2), N. Smith (2), G. Coates, D. Hart, N. Johnstone
Geelong: N. Trezise (3), L. White (3), D. Brown (2), F. Flanagan
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 19 | 9 | . | 19 | (73) |
| Margin | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Lamb
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Watson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKee, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Pritchard, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Toyne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Tuckwell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 19 | |||