1938 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Corio Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 129.2%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Collingwood (Preliminary Final)
Players: 32
Brownlow Leader(s): Jack Collins (13)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Clyde Helmer (66)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Tom Arklay

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Reg Hickey

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Abbott, Gordon #7 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 8
Arklay, Tom #8 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 8
Butcher, Jack #31 18 R02-R17, SF, PF 13
Coles, Clive #13 17 R01-R08, R10-R11, R14-R18, SF, PF 36
Collins, Jack #25 16 R01-R02, R05-R10, R12, R14-R18, SF, PF 21
Dean, Leo #1 2 R01, R18 0
Dougherty, George #6 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 25
Dyer, Bill #2 17 R02-R07, R09-R10, R12-R18, SF, PF 1
Evans, Jack #5 4 R01-R02, R04-R05 5
Everett, Allan #10 19 R01-R10, R12-R18, SF, PF 0
Foley, Ashley #24 1 R02 0
Glenister, Norm #23 16 R01, R03-R11, R14-R18, SF 50
Grant, Jack #14 18 R03-R18, SF, PF 0
Hardiman, Peter #27 2 R01-R02 0
Hawking, Fred #17 13 R03, R08-R17, SF, PF 2
Helmer, Clyde #29 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 74
Hickey, Reg #18 18 R01-R03, R06-R18, SF, PF 1
Hore, Bernie #9 19 R01-R18, SF 1
Howard, Stan #3 4 R01-R02, R15, PF 0
Mahon, Geoff #15 16 R04-R07, R09-R18, SF, PF 2
Milte, Keith #12 1 R11 0
Muller, Angie #28 17 R01-R12, R16-R18, SF, PF 4
Quinn, Tommy #16 20 R01-R18, SF, PF 18
Rankin, Doug #35 5 R02-R05, R13 4
Sellwood, Joe #21 19 R01, R03-R18, SF, PF 7
Slack, Laurie #4 17 R01-R02, R06-R18, SF, PF 6
Taylor, Cliff #33 10 R03-R09, R11-R13 0
Tucker, Joe #19 3 R11-R13 2
Tucker, Neil #20 2 R08, R13 1
Tuohill, Ted #5 1 PF 0
Walker, Bob #30 1 R14 0
Wills, Jim #26 4 R01, R03-R04, R18 1

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Hickey, Reg 20 13 -0- 7 R01-R18, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
23/04/1938 Round 1 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 17 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
30/04/1938 Round 2 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 29 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
07/05/1938 Round 3 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 89 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
14/05/1938 Round 4 Footscray AWAY WIN GEE by 7 Reg Hickey unknown
21/05/1938 Round 5 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 72 Reg Hickey unknown
28/05/1938 Round 6 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 29 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
04/06/1938 Round 7 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 76 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
11/06/1938 Round 8 Essendon AWAY WIN GEE by 23 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
18/06/1938 Round 9 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 40 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
25/06/1938 Round 10 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 5 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
02/07/1938 Round 11 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 6 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
09/07/1938 Round 12 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 18 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
23/07/1938 Round 13 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 1 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
30/07/1938 Round 14 North Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 55 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
06/08/1938 Round 15 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 23 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
13/08/1938 Round 16 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 36 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
20/08/1938 Round 17 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 53 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
27/08/1938 Round 18 South Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 22 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
10/09/1938 Semi Final Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 32 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
17/09/1938 Preliminary Final Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 37 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey