1939 VFL Round 17: Geelong v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1939 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 17 of the 1939 VFL season.
Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Ansell Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, R. Gross, C. Helmer, S. Howard, G. Mahon, A. Marsham, J. Nash, T. Quinn, D. Rankin, L. Slack
St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Coles, C. Curyer, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, B. Maslen, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, L. Regnier, A. Robertson, S. Snell, C. Vontom, K. Walker, A. Weiss, C. Williamson
Geelong (7.17.59) were defeated by St Kilda (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Geelong: N. Glenister (2), D. Rankin (2), T. Arklay, G. Dougherty, C. Helmer
St Kilda: C. Williamson (3), A. Killigrew (2), A. Weiss (2), C. Coles, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, B. Mohr, C. Vontom
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
6,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 17 | 7 | . | 17 | (59) |
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | STKL by 13 | STKL by 18 | level | STKL by 25 | STKL by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gross, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Marsham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Rankin, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 17 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maslen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Regnier, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 12 | |||