1938 VFL Round 3: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1938 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 3 of the 1938 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Keith Forbes.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, J. Butcher, C. Coles, G. Dougherty, B. Dyer, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, F. Hawking, C. Helmer, B. Hore, A. Muller, T. Quinn, D. Rankin, J. Sellwood, C. Taylor, J. Wills
North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Anderson, J. Bicknell, J. Cordner, A. Crawford, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, H. Green, L. Jacobs, L. Johnson, M. McFarlane, C. Mitchell, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, L. Tyrrell
Geelong (20.16.136) defeated North Melbourne (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Glenister (5), C. Helmer (5), C. Coles (3), D. Rankin (3), G. Dougherty (2), J. Butcher, T. Quinn
North Melbourne: S. Murray (4), B. Findlay (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 11th) and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
9,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
20.16.136 - 6.11.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 16 | 20 | . | 16 | (136) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 35 | GEEL by 54 | GEEL by 89 | GEEL by 89 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Dyer, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Rankin, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Taylor, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 16 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Anderson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bicknell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jacobs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Johnson, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Mitchell, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tyrrell, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 11 | |||