1939 VFL Season Round 7: Geelong v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1939 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round seven of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. Keith Forbes captained the visitors with Ted Ellis as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Keith Forbes.

Geelong (17.13.115) defeated North Melbourne (14.13.97).

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Geelong v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 3 June 1939
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. North Melbourne
Score: 17.13.115 - 14.13.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 7 . 3 11 . 7 13 . 10 17 . 13 17 . 13 (115)
North Melbourne 2 . 3 9 . 4 10 . 9 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Margin GEEL by 30 GEEL by 15 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Reg Hickey
Coach: Reg Hickey

North Melbourne

Captain: Keith Forbes
Vice-Captain: Ted Ellis
Coach: Keith Forbes

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Bride

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 5 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 1 ?
27 Nash, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 3 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
19 Tucker, Joe ? ? 1 ?
5 Tuohill, Ted ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 13

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 1 ?
15 Ellis, Ted (vc) ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 3 ?
1 Forbes, Keith (c) ? ? 2 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
18 Kennedy, George ? ? 1 ?
28 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 0 ?
26 Morcom, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
24 Murray, Sel ? ? 4 ?
29 Parks, Ossy ? ? 0 ?
3 Roulent, Tom ? ? 2 ?
12 Sitch, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
21 Stubbs, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Wells, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 13

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