1938 VFL Round 13: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1938 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 13 of the 1938 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, B. Dyer, A. Everett, J. Grant, F. Hawking, C. Helmer, B. Hore, G. Mahon, T. Quinn, D. Rankin, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, C. Taylor, J. Tucker, N. Tucker

St Kilda
C. Curyer, J. Davis, R. Fisher, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, R. Hartridge, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, S. Lloyd, L. Maskell, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, A. Robertson, A. Rose, B. Sharp, J. Showell, A. Weiss, C. Williamson, R. Wilson

Geelong (14.20.104) defeated St Kilda (15.13.103).

Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Helmer (5), T. Arklay (3), J. Sellwood (2), G. Abbott, G. Dougherty, D. Rankin, N. Tucker
St Kilda: C. Curyer (4), B. Mohr (4), L. Maskell (3), R. Fisher, R. Fountain, J. Kelly, D. Rayment

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 23 July 1938
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 14.20.104 - 15.13.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 7 6 . 13 11 . 20 14 . 20 14 . 20 (104)
St Kilda 2 . 2 6 . 3 11 . 5 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Margin GEEL by 29 GEEL by 10 GEEL by 15 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Ansell Clarke (St Kilda)
Captains: Reg Hickey (Geelong), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Murphy

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 3 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
2 Dyer, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 5 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
35 Rankin, Doug ? ? 1 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 2 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
33 Taylor, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
19 Tucker, Joe ? ? 0 ?
20 Tucker, Neil ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 20

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Curyer, Clarrie ? ? 4 ?
26 Davis, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Fisher, Ron ? ? 1 ?
6 Fountain, Roy ? ? 1 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
34 Hartridge, Ron ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Jack ? ? 1 ?
38 Killigrew, Alan ? ? 0 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan ? ? 0 ?
15 Maskell, Les ? ? 3 ?
10 Mohr, Bill ? ? 4 ?
12 Rayment, Doug ? ? 1 ?
2 Robertson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Rose, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
31 Sharp, Bill ? ? 0 ?
33 Showell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Weiss, Alby ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 13

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