1938 VFL Round 7: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1938 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1938 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Len Thomas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, J. Butcher, C. Coles, J. Collins, G. Dougherty, B. Dyer, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, C. Helmer, B. Hore, G. Mahon, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, C. Taylor
South Melbourne
L. Thomas (capt.), J. Austin, G. Bryce, J. Cleary, O. Evans, B. Faul, N. Fletcher, J. Graham, J. Hacker, G. Hayes, A. Hedge, R. Humphries, M. Leonard, A. Mitchell, R. Moore, S. Patterson, J. Redstone, R. Richards, K. Smith
Geelong (19.32.146) defeated South Melbourne (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Helmer (5), N. Glenister (4), J. Collins (3), J. Butcher (2), G. Dougherty (2), T. Quinn (2), G. Mahon
South Melbourne: R. Moore (4), O. Evans (3), N. Fletcher, A. Mitchell, J. Redstone
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
19.32.146 - 10.10.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 22 | 19 | . | 32 | 19 | . | 32 | (146) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | SMLB by 3 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 76 | GEEL by 76 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Len Thomas
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Dyer, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Taylor, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 32 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Bryce, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Fletcher, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hayes, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hedge, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Patterson, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Redstone, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 10 | |||