1939 VFL Round 6: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1939 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 6 of the 1939 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Ansell Clarke captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ansell Clarke and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

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, D. Rayment, A. Robertson, B. Sharp, S. Snell, K. Walker, C. Williamson, R. Wilson, J. Yewers

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, R. Bethune, L. Dean, A. Everett, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, C. Graham, J. Grant, R. Gross, C. Helmer, B. Hore, S. Howard, J. Lynch, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, T. Tuohill

St Kilda (16.18.114) defeated Geelong (10.16.76).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Mohr (6), A. Clarke (3), C. Coles (3), R. Fountain, J. Lowry, K. Walker, J. Yewers
Geelong: J. Sellwood (3), A. Muller (2), N. Glenister, C. Graham, C. Helmer, T. Quinn, T. Tuohill

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 27 May 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Geelong
Score: 16.18.114 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 2 8 . 7 9 . 13 16 . 18 16 . 18 (114)
Geelong 3 . 7 6 . 9 10 . 12 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin STKL by 1 STKL by 10 GEEL by 5 STKL by 38 STKL by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ansell Clarke (St Kilda), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Ansell Clarke (St Kilda), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Clarke, Ansell (c) ? ? 3 ?
18 Coles, Clive ? ? 3 ?
11 Curyer, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
6 Fountain, Roy ? ? 1 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Killigrew, Alan ? ? 0 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan ? ? 0 ?
9 Lowry, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Maslen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Mohr, Bill ? ? 6 ?
12 Rayment, Doug ? ? 0 ?
2 Robertson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
31 Sharp, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Snell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 1 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
14 Yewers, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 18

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
26 Bethune, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 1 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Graham, Colin ? ? 1 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Gross, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
17 Lynch, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 2 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 3 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
5 Tuohill, Ted ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 16

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