1938 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1938 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1938 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, C. Coles, J. Collins, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, J. Evans, A. Everett, N. Glenister, P. Hardiman, C. Helmer, B. Hore, S. Howard, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, J. Wills
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, T. Regan, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Geelong (17.13.115) were defeated by Melbourne (20.12.132).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Coles (6), G. Dougherty (3), J. Evans (2), C. Helmer (2), N. Glenister, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, J. Wills
Melbourne: N. Smith (6), R. Baggott (5), H. Murnane (4), P. Beames (2), R. Barassi, J. Lewis, L. Reiffel
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 10 | 20 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 12 | (132) |
| Margin | GEEL by 27 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 25 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Regan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 12 | |||