1951 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1951 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 2 of the 1951 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. Fred Flanagan captained the visitors. 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, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, J. Toohey, L. Watson

Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, M. Lynch, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, J. Norman, B. Pritchard, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, J. Stevens, L. Stewart, S. Tate, L. Turner

Fitzroy (12.11.83) defeated Geelong (10.7.67).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (4), D. Hart (2), A. Ruthven (2), B. Clay, J. Gervasoni, R. Simpson, J. Streader
Geelong: R. Renfrey (3), F. Flanagan (2), B. McMaster (2), B. Davis, M. Lynch, S. Tate

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 28 April 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 12.11.83 - 10.7.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 2 6 . 5 9 . 10 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Geelong 3 . 0 4 . 4 7 . 5 10 . 7 10 . 7 (67)
Margin GEEL by 4 FITZ by 13 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 16 FITZ by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Fitzroy), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Allan Ruthven (Fitzroy), Fred Flanagan (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray
Goal Umpire: F. Grant

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bickley, Ron ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 1 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 0 ?
13 Donnellan, Ray ? ? 0 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Gervasoni, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
10 Hart, Don ? ? 2 ?
25 Hart, Eddie ? ? 4 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 2 ?
5 Simpson, Ron ? ? 1 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 1 ?
29 Toohey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Watson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 11

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Davis, Bob ? ? 1 ?
10 Flanagan, Fred (c) ? ? 2 ?
33 Fulton, Terry ? ? 0 ?
37 Hyde, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Irvine, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
35 Lynch, Marty ? ? 1 ?
7 McMaster, Bill ? ? 2 ?
2 Middlemiss, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Morrison, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Morrow, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Norman, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Pritchard, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Reed, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Renfrey, Russ ? ? 3 ?
29 Scott, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
19 Stevens, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Stewart, Loy ? ? 0 ?
24 Tate, Syd ? ? 1 ?
9 Turner, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 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