1939 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1939 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1939 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), N. Couper, O. Evans, R. Gillett, J. Graham, J. Hacker, G. Hall, W. Harris, R. Humphries, M. Leonard, N. Matthews, L. McNamara, A. Mitchell, R. Moore, C. O'Connor, B. Pratt, R. Richards, K. Smith, S. Tims
Fitzroy
B. Calverley, C. Curtin, H. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Edwards, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, A. Knott, L. Morgan, N. Price, P. Reville, B. Sayers, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, B. Treweek
South Melbourne (9.14.68) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (5), N. Couper (2), M. Leonard, S. Tims
Fitzroy: C. Denning (3), F. Hughson (3), N. Price (2), A. Hart, P. Reville
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
9.14.68 - 10.17.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | level | SMLB by 1 | SMLB by 1 | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Couper, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gillett, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hall, Grahame | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Connor, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Tims, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Sayers, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||