1954 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1954 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1954 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
Bernie Smith captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Allan Ruthven.
Geelong
B. Smith (capt.), I. Baumgartner, G. Bow, B. Davis, F. Flanagan, G. Goninon, H. Hawking, R. Hovey, J. Hyde, R. Middlemiss, B. Morrison, J. O'Neill, D. Palmer, P. Pianto, N. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Sharp, N. Trezise, L. Turner, B. Worner
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), O. Abrahams, J. Barrett, A. Bench, J. Chapman, K. Darrigan, C. Davey, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, N. Johnstone, G. Knight, T. Ongarello, J. Patterson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, R. Vernon, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Geelong (10.8.68) defeated Fitzroy (6.6.42).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Goninon (5), J. Hyde (2), G. Bow, F. Flanagan, N. Trezise
Fitzroy: R. Harvey (2), J. Patterson, A. Ruthven, R. Vernon, K. Webb
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | FITZ by 10 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bernie Smith
(Geelong),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rowe
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Baumgartner, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bow, Glen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Davis, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Goninon, George | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 36 | Hawking, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hyde, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Middlemiss, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Palmer, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Pianto, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rayson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Sharp, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Bernie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Trezise, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Worner, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Barrett, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Bench, Arnie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Chapman, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Darrigan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Knight, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Patterson, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 6 | |||