1939 VFL Round 11: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1939 between Footscray and Geelong during round 11 of the 1939 VFL season. 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
G. Bennett, P. Cahill, A. Collins, B. Flanigan, J. Flint, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, B. Le Sueur, J. Malone, C. Merton, A. Olliver, C. Page, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, H. Sharp, P. Standfield

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, R. Gross, C. Helmer, S. Howard, J. Knight, G. Mahon, A. Marsham, J. Nash, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor, J. Tucker, B. Walker

Footscray (5.10.40) defeated Geelong (3.7.25).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Collins, A. Olliver, C. Page, J. Ryan, H. Sharp
Geelong: N. Glenister, J. Knight, G. Mahon

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

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

Coaches: Joe Kelly (Footscray), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: unknown (Footscray), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: 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

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