1939 VFL Season Round 11: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1939 between Footscray and Geelong during round eleven of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League. Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Footscray (5.10.40) defeated Geelong (3.7.25).

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Footscray v Geelong
Date: Saturday 1 July 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Geelong
Score: 5.10.40 - 3.7.25

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Footscray	3	.	4	5	.	5	5	.	9	5	.	10	5	.	10	(40)
Geelong	1	.	1	2	.	3	2	.	5	3	.	7	3	.	7	(25)
Margin	FOOT by 15			FOOT by 20			FOOT by 22			FOOT by 15			FOOT by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: unknown
Coach: Joe Kelly

Geelong

Captain: Reg Hickey
Coach: Reg Hickey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Murphy

Player Statistics

Footscray

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
5	Bennett, George	?	?	0	?
8	Cahill, Pat	?	?	0	?
2	Collins, Alan	?	?	1	?
13	Flanigan, Bob	?	?	0	?
27	Flint, John	?	?	0	?
20	Greenham, Jim	?	?	0	?
1	Hickey, Harry	?	?	0	?
11	Jacobsen, Allan	?	?	0	?
34	Le Sueur, Bennie	?	?	0	?
38	Malone, Jack	?	?	0	?
35	Merton, Charlie	?	?	0	?
3	Olliver, Arthur	?	?	1	?
26	Page, Charlie	?	?	1	?
10	Ryan, Bill	?	?	0	?
7	Ryan, Jack	?	?	1	?
17	Ryan, Leo	?	?	0	?
34	Sainsbury, Rob	?	?	0	?
14	Sharp, Haydn	?	?	1	?
6	Standfield, Paul	?	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (19 players)				5	10

Geelong

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
8	Arklay, Tom	?	?	0	?
31	Butcher, Jack	?	?	0	?
6	Dougherty, George	?	?	0	?
10	Everett, Allan	?	?	0	?
23	Glenister, Norm	?	?	1	?
7	Gniel, George	?	?	0	?
24	Gross, Reg	?	?	0	?
29	Helmer, Clyde	?	?	0	?
18	Hickey, Reg (c)	?	?	0	?
3	Howard, Stan	?	?	0	?
22	Knight, Jim	?	?	1	?
15	Mahon, Geoff	?	?	1	?
13	Marsham, Alan	?	?	0	?
27	Nash, Jim	?	?	0	?
16	Quinn, Tommy	?	?	0	?
21	Sellwood, Joe	?	?	0	?
2	Taylor, Percy	?	?	0	?
19	Tucker, Joe	?	?	0	?
30	Walker, Bob	?	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (19 players)				3	7

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

Score Timeline

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		5.10.40	-	3.7.25	??:??

Links

1939 VFL Season

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