1951 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1951 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1951 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Fred Flanagan captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), B. Davis, T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, A. Irvine, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. Norman, L. O'Halloran, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, B. Smith, L. Stewart, S. Tate, N. Trezise, L. Turner, B. Worner
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, R. Dunn, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, B. Roberts, J. Toohey, S. Vandersluys, L. Watson
Geelong (11.10.76) defeated Fitzroy (4.5.29).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (7), F. Flanagan, J. Norman, L. O'Halloran, N. Trezise
Fitzroy: E. Hart (3), D. Furness
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
25,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | (29) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 47 | GEEL by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 16 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Norman, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | O'Halloran, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stewart, Loy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Watson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 5 | |||