1938 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1938 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1938 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-13, P%: 88.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backway, Fred | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Boyd, Neil | #33 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Bunworth, Bill | #3 | 5 | 1 | R01-03, R16-17 |
| Calverley, Bruce | 2 | 1 | R17-18 | |
| Catton, Len | #10 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Clark, Eric | #26 | 13 | 1 | R01-06, R08-11, R16-18 |
| Curcio, Frank | #18 | 17 | 5 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Dalley, Geoff | #16 | 6 | 6 | R01-04, R08-09 |
| Dawson, Horrie | #30 | 16 | 0 | R01-16 |
| Denning, Clen | #32 | 13 | 12 | R03-15 |
| Dennis, Gordon | #17 | 8 | 4 | R05-10, R17-18 |
| Edwards, Arthur | #11 | 15 | 7 | R04-18 |
| Gillespie-Jones, Audley | #34 | 3 | 0 | R01, R12-13 |
| Gray, Wally | #22 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R05, R09-11 |
| Hall, Arthur | #25 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R13 |
| Hart, Arthur | #9 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Hughson, Fred | #6 | 15 | 62 | R04-18 |
| Hughson, Mick | #5 | 15 | 3 | R01-07, R10-17 |
| Hurley, Alf | #22 | 1 | 4 | R18 |
| Jacobs, Harry | #8 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Knott, Arch | #1 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Ledwidge, Tom | #19 | 3 | 1 | R01-02, R04 |
| McKenzie, Jock | #13 | 18 | 33 | R01-18 |
| Minney, Bert | #15 | 15 | 0 | R03-16, R18 |
| Monaghan, Leo | #19 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Morgan, Laurie | #2 | 9 | 5 | R04-07, R10-12, R14-15 |
| Murray, Dan | #12 | 14 | 3 | R05-18 |
| Mutimer, Wally | #23 | 13 | 2 | R01-02, R04-08, R11-15, R18 |
| Norman, Ingy | #20 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Norman, Jack | #33 | 1 | 1 | R03 |
| Reville, Peter | #14 | 12 | 19 | R06, R08-18 |
| Ryan, Denis | #4 | 13 | 2 | R01-02, R06-15, R17 |
| Sayers, Bob | #8 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Sharp, Mickey | #27 | 17 | 9 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Smallhorn, Wilfred | #21 | 17 | 3 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Smith, Len | #29 | 15 | 12 | R01-05, R07-12, R14, R16-18 |
| Toohey, Jim | #24 | 14 | 17 | R03-11, R13-17 |
| Treweek, Bernie | #10 | 16 | 0 | R01-09, R11-17 |
| Trigg, Reg | #31 | 2 | 4 | R01, R03 |
| Wegner, Jack | #9 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| White, Allan | #28 | 6 | 4 | R04, R12-15, R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rattray, Gordon | 18 | 5 | -0- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/04/1938 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 18 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 30/04/1938 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 30 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 07/05/1938 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 33 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 14/05/1938 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 51 | Gordon Rattray | unknown |
| 21/05/1938 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 72 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 28/05/1938 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 14 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 04/06/1938 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 7 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 13/06/1938 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 41 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 18/06/1938 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 52 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 25/06/1938 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 42 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 02/07/1938 | Round 11 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 3 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 09/07/1938 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 6 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 23/07/1938 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 43 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 30/07/1938 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 3 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 06/08/1938 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 50 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 13/08/1938 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 36 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 20/08/1938 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 11 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 27/08/1938 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 15 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |