1938 VFL Season Round 13: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1938 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round thirteen of the 1938 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Frank Curcio captained the hosts. Roy Evans captained the visitors with Norm Ware as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.

Fitzroy (13.8.86) were defeated by Footscray (18.21.129).

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 23 July 1938
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Footscray
Score: 13.8.86 - 18.21.129

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 1 5 . 4 10 . 7 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
Footscray 2 . 7 8 . 13 14 . 17 18 . 21 18 . 21 (129)
Margin level FOOT by 27 FOOT by 34 FOOT by 43 FOOT by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Frank Curcio
Coach: Gordon Rattray

Footscray

Captain: Roy Evans
Vice-Captain: Norm Ware
Coach: Joe Kelly

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Batt

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Curcio, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 3 ?
34 Gillespie-Jones, Audley ? ? 0 ?
25 Hall, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred ? ? 3 ?
5 Hughson, Mick ? ? 1 ?
13 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
15 Minney, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Murray, Dan ? ? 1 ?
23 Mutimer, Wally ? ? 0 ?
14 Reville, Peter ? ? 2 ?
4 Ryan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 1 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
24 Toohey, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Treweek, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
28 White, Allan ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 8

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
27 Coolahan, Jack ? ? 3 ?
9 Evans, Roy (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Flanigan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
25 Glenister, Wally ? ? 0 ?
1 Hickey, Harry ? ? 0 ?
26 Luke, Charlie ? ? 4 ?
14 McCrae, Cliff ? ? 1 ?
32 Miller, Jim ? ? 1 ?
2 Morrison, Alby ? ? 1 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 4 ?
24 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 3 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
28 Sampson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
29 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (vc) ? ? 1 ?
30 Zimmerman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 21

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