1939 VFL Round 10: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1939 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 10 of the 1939 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, R. Gross, C. Helmer, J. Knight, P. Leahy, G. Mahon, J. Nash, G. Organ, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, B. Walker
South Melbourne
J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, O. Evans, J. Hacker, G. Hall, W. Harris, R. Humphries, B. Kelly, M. Leonard, P. McNamara, A. Mullenger, B. Pratt, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, J. Williams
Geelong (16.15.111) defeated South Melbourne (7.14.56).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Dougherty (4), J. Knight (4), G. Mahon (3), J. Butcher, M. Glenister, C. Helmer, R. Hickey, T. Quinn
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (5), B. Kelly, K. Smith
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
6,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.15.111 - 7.14.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 7 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Margin | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 45 | GEEL by 43 | GEEL by 55 | GEEL by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gross, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Leahy, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Organ, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Walker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hall, Grahame | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 14 | |||