1952 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1952 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1952 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 Allan Ruthven.
Geelong
F. Flanagan (capt.), T. Fulton, G. Goninon, H. Herbert, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, B. McMaster, B. Morrison, T. Morrow, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, L. Reed, R. Renfrey, S. Smith, J. Stevens, G. Swarbrick, N. Trezise, L. Turner, G. Williams, B. Worner
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), N. Broderick, V. Chanter, G. Coates, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Hickey, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, T. Magee, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, K. Wright
Geelong (12.16.88) defeated Fitzroy (5.10.40).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Pianto (3), F. Flanagan (2), B. McMaster (2), N. Trezise (2), G. Goninon, J. Stevens, B. Worner
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (2), A. Ruthven (2), J. Gervasoni
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
31,314
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 10 | (40) |
| Margin | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 48 | GEEL by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Fred Flanagan
(Geelong),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Fulton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Herbert, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McMaster, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Reed, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smith, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Stevens, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Swarbrick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Williams, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Broderick, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hickey, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | MacGregor, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 10 | |||