1939 VFL Round 14: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1939 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1939 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, C. Denning, A. Fields, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, A. Hurley, J. McKenzie, L. Morgan, N. Price, D. Ryan, W. Smallhorn, K. Stackpole, B. Treweek, A. White
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, O. Evans, J. Graham, J. Hacker, G. Hall, M. Leonard, P. McNamara, R. Moore, A. Mullenger, B. Pratt, J. Quinn, L. Reiffel, S. Tims, H. Traynor, T. Whitfield
Fitzroy (15.19.109) defeated South Melbourne (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Denning (4), A. Fields (4), A. Hart (2), K. Stackpole (2), N. Hillard, N. Price, W. Smallhorn
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (5), L. Reiffel (2), J. Graham, J. Quinn
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.19.109 - 9.9.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | FITZ by 24 | SMLB by 9 | FITZ by 32 | FITZ by 46 | FITZ by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hurley, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 19 | |||
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 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hall, Grahame | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Tims, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 9 | |||