1939 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1939 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 14 of the 1939 VFL season. Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. Len Thomas captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Len Thomas.

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, R. Gross, C. Helmer, S. Howard, J. Knight, P. Leahy, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, J. Nash, T. Quinn, P. Taylor, B. Walker

Hawthorn
Back: H. Albiston, G. Carter, B. Pavey
Half-back: J. Barker, G. Dower, T. Wellington
Centre: K. Feltscheer, B. Moore, L. Pabst
Half-forward: A. Hird, T. Sutherland, G. Young
Forward: B. Williams, B. Deague, J. Bohan
Follower: B. Mills, L. Thomas (capt.), A. Albiston
Sub.: L. Murphy

Geelong (15.22.112) defeated Hawthorn (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Glenister (4), C. Helmer (3), G. Dougherty (2), J. Knight (2), J. Lynch (2), R. Hickey, P. Taylor
Hawthorn: A. Albiston (4), B. Deague (4), J. Bohan (3), T. Sutherland, B. Williams

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Geelong v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 22 July 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 5,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Hawthorn
Score: 15.22.112 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 4 6 . 11 11 . 16 15 . 22 15 . 22 (112)
Hawthorn 3 . 2 4 . 7 8 . 10 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin HWTH by 10 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 24 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Len Thomas (Hawthorn)
Captains: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Len Thomas (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Thomas

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 2 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 4 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Gross, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 3 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 1 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
22 Knight, Jim ? ? 2 ?
9 Leahy, Pat ? ? 0 ?
17 Lynch, Jack ? ? 2 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
27 Nash, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
2 Taylor, Percy ? ? 1 ?
30 Walker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 22

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec RO ? 4 ?
7 Albiston, Harold BPL ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim FPR ? 3 ?
34 Carter, George FB ? 0 ?
17 Deague, Bill FF ? 4 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
18 Feltscheer, Ken WL ? 0 ?
29 Hird, Allan HFFL↓ ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert RU ? 0 ?
22 Moore, Bill C ? 0 ?
38 Murphy, Leo SUB↑ ? 0 ?
33 Pabst, Len WR ? 0 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
14 Sutherland, Tom CHF ? 1 ?
1 Thomas, Len (c) RU ? 0 ?
37 Wellington, Tom HBFR ? 0 ?
3 Williams, Bob FPL ? 1 ?
21 Young, Gus HFFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 12

L. Murphy replaced A. Hird during the third quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 H. Albiston 34 G. Carter 19 B. Pavey













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



6 J. Barker 25 G. Dower 37 T. Wellington













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



18 K. Feltscheer 22 B. Moore 33 L. Pabst









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 B. Mills 38 L. Murphy
HALF-FORWARD 1 L. Thomas (c)

29 A. Hird 14 T. Sutherland 21 G. Young 5 A. Albiston











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



3 B. Williams 17 B. Deague 15 J. Bohan













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Len Thomas