1938 VFL Season Round 5: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1938 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round five of the 1938 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval. Frank Curcio captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.

Geelong (21.21.147) defeated Fitzroy (11.9.75).

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 21 May 1938
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 21.21.147 - 11.9.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 7 10 . 10 15 . 17 21 . 21 21 . 21 (147)
Fitzroy 1 . 1 6 . 2 9 . 3 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Margin GEEL by 36 GEEL by 32 GEEL by 50 GEEL by 72 GEEL by 72
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: unknown
Coach: Reg Hickey

Fitzroy

Captain: Frank Curcio
Coach: Gordon Rattray

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 ? ? 3 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 5 ?
25 Collins, Jack ? ? 5 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Dyer, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 6 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
35 Rankin, Doug ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
33 Taylor, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 21 21

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Clark, Eric ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 2 ?
17 Dennis, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
22 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred ? ? 3 ?
5 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
13 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 2 ?
15 Minney, Bert ? ? 0 ?
2 Morgan, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
12 Murray, Dan ? ? 0 ?
23 Mutimer, Wally ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
29 Smith, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Toohey, Jim ? ? 3 ?
10 Treweek, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 9

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