1939 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1939 between Fitzroy and Hawthorn during round 4 of the 1939 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Hawthorn at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the hosts.
Len Thomas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Len Thomas.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, H. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Edwards, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, L. Morgan, N. Price, P. Reville, B. Sayers, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, B. Treweek, A. White
Hawthorn
Back:
H. Albiston, G. Carter, J. Barker
Half-back:
F. Samblebe, G. Dower, G. Waters
Centre:
B. Williams, S. Spinks, K. Feltscheer
Half-forward:
C. Pierce, B. Deague, B. Moore
Forward:
A. Naismith, J. Burke, A. Albiston
Follower:
B. Mills, L. Thomas (capt.), A. Davidson
Sub.:
B. Robinson
Fitzroy (10.17.77) drew with Hawthorn (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: F. Hughson (4), C. Denning (3), M. Hughson, N. Price, P. Reville
Hawthorn: A. Naismith (5), A. Davidson (2), B. Deague, B. Moore, C. Pierce, L. Thomas
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | HWTH by 6 | HWTH by 11 | FITZ by 3 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Len Thomas
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Len Thomas
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Sayers, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 5 | Albiston, Alec | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Albiston, Harold | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Barker, Jack | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Jack | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Carter, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Davidson, Arthur | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Deague, Bill | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Dower, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Feltscheer, Ken | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Moore, Bill | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Naismith, Alby | FPL | ? | 5 | ? |
| 2 | Pierce, Charlie | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Robinson, Bill | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Samblebe, Frank | HBFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spinks, Stan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thomas, Len (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Waters, Gordon | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Williams, Bob | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
B. Robinson replaced F. Samblebe during the fourth quarter.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 7 | H. Albiston | 34 | G. Carter | 6 | J. Barker |
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| 24 | F. Samblebe | 25 | G. Dower | 28 | G. Waters |
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| 3 | B. Williams | 8 | S. Spinks | 18 | K. Feltscheer |
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| 2 | C. Pierce | 17 | B. Deague | 22 | B. Moore | 16 | A. Davidson |
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| 1 | A. Naismith | 10 | J. Burke | 5 | A. Albiston |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Len Thomas | ||||||||||||||