1939 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1939 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1939 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Roy Evans captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.
Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), A. Collins, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, S. Livingstone, D. Menzies, A. Olliver, C. Page, R. Porter, B. Ryan, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, P. Standfield, J. Thoms
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, L. Catton, E. Clark, C. Curtin, H. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Edwards, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, F. Hughson, A. Hurley, A. Knott, N. Price, P. Reville, W. Smallhorn, B. Treweek
Footscray (11.13.79) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Jacobsen (2), C. Page (2), J. Ryan (2), A. Collins, S. Livingstone, A. Olliver, B. Spargo, N. Ware
Fitzroy: C. Denning (5), A. Hurley (5), A. Edwards (2), A. Hart (2), C. Curtin
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 7 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | FOOT by 31 | FITZ by 11 | FITZ by 14 | FITZ by 21 | FITZ by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Roy Evans
(Footscray),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Catton, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hurley, Alf | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 10 | |||