1938 VFL Season 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 three of the 1938 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (20.16.136) defeated North Melbourne (6.11.47).

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

Geelong

Captain: Reg Hickey
Coach: Reg Hickey

North Melbourne

Captain: Keith Forbes
Coach: Keith Forbes

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s