1939 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1939 between Fitzroy and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1939 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted St Kilda at Brunswick Street Oval. Frank Curcio captained the hosts. Ansell Clarke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.

Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, H. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hart, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, A. Hurley, H. Jacobs, A. Knott, L. Morgan, N. Price, P. Reville, B. Sayers, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, B. Treweek, A. White

St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Coles, C. Curyer, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, S. Lloyd, J. Lowry, B. Maslen, B. Mohr, A. Robertson, A. Rose, S. Snell, C. Vontom, K. Walker, A. Weiss, C. Williamson, J. Yewers

Fitzroy (14.18.102) were defeated by St Kilda (20.14.134).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Denning (5), F. Hughson (4), A. Hart (2), A. White (2), W. Smallhorn
St Kilda: C. Coles (6), A. Clarke (5), B. Mohr (4), A. Killigrew (2), J. Lowry, K. Walker, J. Yewers

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) and St Kilda remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Fitzroy v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 29 April 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by St Kilda
Score: 14.18.102 - 20.14.134

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 8 6 . 10 10 . 13 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
St Kilda 1 . 1 6 . 7 12 . 10 20 . 14 20 . 14 (134)
Margin FITZ by 25 FITZ by 3 STKL by 9 STKL by 32 STKL by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gordon Rattray (Fitzroy), Ansell Clarke (St Kilda)
Captains: Frank Curcio (Fitzroy), Ansell Clarke (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Cummins
Goal Umpire: C. White

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 5 ?
7 Gillespie-Jones, Audley ? ? 0 ?
9 Hart, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
6 Hughson, Fred ? ? 4 ?
5 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
31 Hurley, Alf ? ? 0 ?
8 Jacobs, Harry ? ? 0 ?
1 Knott, Arch ? ? 0 ?
2 Morgan, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 0 ?
14 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
19 Sayers, Bob ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 1 ?
10 Treweek, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
28 White, Allan ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 18

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Clarke, Ansell (c) ? ? 5 ?
18 Coles, Clive ? ? 6 ?
11 Curyer, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
6 Fountain, Roy ? ? 0 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Killigrew, Alan ? ? 2 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan ? ? 0 ?
9 Lowry, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Maslen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Mohr, Bill ? ? 4 ?
2 Robertson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Rose, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
3 Snell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
15 Vontom, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 1 ?
8 Weiss, Alby ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
14 Yewers, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 20 14

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