1939 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1939 between Collingwood and Geelong during round 1 of the 1939 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at Victoria Park.
Harry Collier captained the hosts with, in the absence of Albert Collier, deputy vice-captain Jack Regan as vice-captain.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), J. Regan (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, N. Campbell, S. Dawson, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, J. Knight, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, A. Pannam, H. Powell, J. Ross, K. Stackpole, R. Todd, B. Unwin, M. Whelan, A. Williams, B. Woods
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, C. Helmer, S. Howard, G. Mahon, A. Marsham, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, T. Tuohill
Collingwood (18.14.122) defeated Geelong (14.7.91).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Todd (8), D. Fothergill (4), H. Powell (3), J. Knight (2), A. Pannam
Geelong: C. Helmer (4), N. Glenister (3), G. Dougherty, S. Howard, A. Marsham, A. Muller, T. Quinn, L. Slack, T. Tuohill
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
17,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Geelong
Score:
18.14.122 - 14.7.91
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Geelong | 7 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Margin | GEEL by 13 | COLL by 5 | level | COLL by 31 | COLL by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Harry Collier
(Collingwood),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Regan
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Campbell, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Morgan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Harold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Regan, Jack (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 22 | Unwin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 14 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Marsham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Tuohill, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 7 | |||