1939 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Corio Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 7th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 92.4%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): Leo Dean (6)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Norm Glenister (36)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Leo Dean, Jack Grant

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Reg Hickey

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Arklay, Tom #8 18 R01-R18 3
Bethune, Rupe #26 6 R06, R09-R10, R15-R17 0
Butcher, Jack #31 8 R01, R07, R10-R11, R15-R18 2
Dean, Leo #1 16 R01-R08, R10, R12-R18 0
Dougherty, George #6 17 R01-R05, R07-R18 29
Everett, Allan #10 18 R01-R18 3
Glenister, Mick #25 4 R01-R03, R10 2
Glenister, Norm #23 13 R01, R06-R09, R11-R18 36
Gniel, George #7 18 R01-R18 0
Graham, Colin #11 5 R03-R06, R09 4
Grant, Jack #14 15 R01, R03-R09, R12-R18 2
Gross, Reg #24 13 R04-R06, R09-R18 0
Helmer, Clyde #29 17 R01-R03, R05-R18 32
Hickey, Reg #18 18 R01-R18 4
Hore, Bernie #9 6 R02-R07 0
Howard, Stan #3 15 R01-R04, R06-R08, R11-R18 1
Knight, Jim #22 7 R02-R03, R10-R12, R14-R15 9
Leahy, Pat #9 5 R10, R12-R15 0
Lynch, Jack #17 9 R02-R06, R08, R12-R14 17
Mahon, Geoff #15 13 R01-R02, R04-R05, R10-R18 16
Marsham, Alan #13 5 R01-R02, R11, R17-R18 1
Muller, Angie #28 9 R01-R09 10
Nash, Jim #27 11 R07-R14, R16-R18 1
Organ, Geoff #2 1 R10 0
Quinn, Tommy #16 18 R01-R18 23
Rankin, Doug #35 4 R15-R18 4
Sellwood, Joe #21 13 R01-R08, R10-R11, R13, R16, R18 3
Slack, Laurie #4 12 R01-R09, R16-R18 3
Taylor, Percy #2 5 R11-R15 1
Tucker, Joe #19 6 R04-R05, R07-R09, R11 7
Tucker, Neil #20 2 R08-R09 0
Tuohill, Ted #5 9 R01-R09 10
Walker, Bob #30 6 R09-R14 0

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 18 7 -0- 11 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
22/04/1939 Round 1 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 31 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
29/04/1939 Round 2 Carlton HOME WIN GEE by 13 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
06/05/1939 Round 3 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 50 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
13/05/1939 Round 4 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 48 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
20/05/1939 Round 5 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 16 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
27/05/1939 Round 6 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 38 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
03/06/1939 Round 7 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 18 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
12/06/1939 Round 8 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 47 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
17/06/1939 Round 9 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 25 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
24/06/1939 Round 10 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 55 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
01/07/1939 Round 11 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 15 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
08/07/1939 Round 12 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 11 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
15/07/1939 Round 13 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 21 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
22/07/1939 Round 14 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 22 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
05/08/1939 Round 15 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 60 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
12/08/1939 Round 16 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 53 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
19/08/1939 Round 17 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 25 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
02/09/1939 Round 18 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 11 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey