1939 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1939 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1939 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, C. Helmer, S. Howard, J. Lynch, A. Muller, J. Nash, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, J. Tucker, N. Tucker, T. Tuohill
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, F. Hughson, A. Hurley, A. Knott, L. Morgan, N. Price, W. Smallhorn, K. Stackpole, B. Treweek
Geelong (21.17.143) defeated Fitzroy (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Glenister (4), C. Helmer (4), J. Tucker (4), J. Lynch (3), T. Quinn (2), G. Dougherty, A. Muller, J. Nash, T. Tuohill
Fitzroy: A. Hart (4), A. Edwards (3), A. Hurley (2), N. Price (2), H. Dawson, L. Morgan, K. Stackpole
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Monday 12 June 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 12 | 21 | . | 17 | 21 | . | 17 | (143) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 47 | GEEL by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Tucker, Joe | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Tuohill, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 21 | 17 | |||
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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hurley, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 12 | |||