1939 VFL Season Round 17: Fitzroy v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1939 between Fitzroy and Footscray during round seventeen of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Footscray at Brunswick Street Oval. Frank Curcio captained the hosts. In the absence of Roy Evans, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.

Fitzroy (10.10.70) defeated Footscray (10.8.68).

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Fitzroy v Footscray
Date: Saturday 19 August 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Footscray
Score: 10.10.70 - 10.8.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 1 6 . 3 9 . 6 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Footscray 3 . 4 8 . 5 8 . 5 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Margin FOOT by 3 FOOT by 14 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Frank Curcio
Coach: Gordon Rattray

Footscray

Captain: Norm Ware (acting)
Coach: Joe Kelly

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Bride

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Besford, Ted ? ? 0 ?
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 1 ?
17 Fields, Allan ? ? 1 ?
7 Gillespie-Jones, Audley ? ? 0 ?
9 Hart, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
3 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred ? ? 2 ?
5 Hughson, Mick ? ? 0 ?
31 Hurley, Alf ? ? 3 ?
Martin, Llew ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
29 Smith, Len ? ? 0 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 2 ?
10 Treweek, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 10

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 1 ?
8 Cahill, Pat ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Alan ? ? 2 ?
15 Evenden, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Hickey, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Hillis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
McMaster, Andy ? ? 0 ?
19 Miller, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
26 Page, Charlie ? ? 3 ?
10 Ryan, Bill ? ? 1 ?
10 Ryan, Joe ? ? 1 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
34 Sainsbury, Rob ? ? 0 ?
28 Sampson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
14 Sharp, Haydn ? ? 1 ?
16 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Standfield, Paul ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (ac) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 8

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