1938 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1938 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1938 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the hosts.
Len Thomas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), E. Clark, G. Dalley, H. Dawson, C. Denning, G. Dennis, A. Edwards, W. Gray, F. Hughson, J. McKenzie, B. Minney, D. Murray, P. Reville, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, J. Toohey, B. Treweek
South Melbourne
L. Thomas (capt.), J. Austin, G. Bryce, J. Cleary, B. Faul, N. Fletcher, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, D. Howard, R. Humphries, M. Leonard, N. Mason, R. Moore, S. Patterson, J. Redstone, R. Ritchie, F. Sinclair, K. Smith
Fitzroy (16.12.108) defeated South Melbourne (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: F. Hughson (5), J. McKenzie (4), A. Edwards (3), P. Reville (2), F. Curcio, L. Smith
South Melbourne: G. Bryce (2), L. Thomas (2), J. Graham, W. Harris, R. Moore, J. Redstone
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.12.108 - 8.8.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 14 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | FITZ by 31 | SMLB by 1 | FITZ by 54 | FITZ by 52 | FITZ by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Len Thomas
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dalley, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dennis, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Minney, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Bryce, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Fletcher, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Howard, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mason, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Patterson, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Redstone, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sinclair, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 8 | |||