1952 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1952 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 4 of the 1952 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Fred Flanagan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), N. Broderick, V. Chanter, G. Coates, C. Davey, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. Kettle, G. Lourey, T. Magee, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, K. Wright
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), T. Fulton, G. Goninon, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, B. Smith, N. Trezise, L. Turner, T. Walsh, G. Williams, B. Worner
Fitzroy (6.15.51) were defeated by Geelong (14.16.100).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Davey (2), J. Gervasoni (2), N. Jarvis, J. Streader
Geelong: G. Goninon (5), R. Hovey (3), N. Trezise (3), B. McMaster, P. Pianto, N. Rayson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 10 May 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
19,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 49 | GEEL by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lourey, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Walsh, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | |||