1939 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 6-1-11, P%: 89.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besford, Ted | 1 | 0 | R17 | |
| Calverley, Bruce | #20 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
| Catton, Len | #34 | 3 | 0 | R06-08 |
| Clark, Eric | #14 | 3 | 0 | R06-08 |
| Curcio, Frank | #18 | 17 | 0 | R01-02, R04-18 |
| Curtin, Claude | #33 | 4 | 1 | R03, R06-08 |
| Dawson, Horrie | #30 | 17 | 1 | R01-13, R15-18 |
| Denning, Clen | #32 | 17 | 37 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Dennis, Gordon | #17 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Edwards, Arthur | #11 | 8 | 7 | R03-08, R15-16 |
| Fields, Allan | #17 | 8 | 7 | R11-18 |
| Gillespie-Jones, Audley | #7 | 17 | 0 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Hall, Arthur | #25 | 14 | 0 | R01, R03-09, R12-16, R18 |
| Hart, Arthur | #9 | 17 | 22 | R02-18 |
| Hearn, Maurie | #23 | 15 | 4 | R01, R03-07, R10-18 |
| Hillard, Norm | #3 | 5 | 1 | R14-18 |
| Hughson, Fred | #6 | 16 | 23 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-18 |
| Hughson, Mick | #5 | 6 | 1 | R01-04, R17-18 |
| Hurley, Alf | #31 | 15 | 20 | R01-02, R06-18 |
| Jacobs, Harry | #8 | 2 | 0 | R02, R09 |
| Keighery, Mick | #19 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Knott, Arch | #1 | 9 | 0 | R01-03, R05-10 |
| Martin, Llew | 2 | 0 | R17-18 | |
| McKenzie, Jock | #13 | 8 | 7 | R01, R05, R09-14 |
| Minney, Bert | #15 | 3 | 0 | R01, R07, R09 |
| Morgan, Laurie | #2 | 11 | 4 | R02-05, R08, R10-12, R14-16 |
| Murray, Dan | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Price, Noel | #22 | 14 | 20 | R02-11, R14-17 |
| Reville, Peter | #14 | 10 | 8 | R01-07, R09-11 |
| Ryan, Denis | #4 | 4 | 3 | R11-14 |
| Sayers, Bob | #19 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Sharp, Mickey | #27 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Smallhorn, Wilfred | #21 | 17 | 6 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Smith, Len | #29 | 10 | 1 | R01, R03-04, R09-10, R12-13, R16-18 |
| Stackpole, Keith | #26 | 11 | 16 | R08-18 |
| Tagell, Jim | #24 | 6 | 7 | R07, R10-13, R16 |
| Treweek, Bernie | #10 | 16 | 0 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| White, Allan | #28 | 10 | 2 | R02, R04-05, R09-15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rattray, Gordon | 18 | 6 | -1- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1939 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 29/04/1939 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 32 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 06/05/1939 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 9 | Gordon Rattray | unknown |
| 13/05/1939 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 20/05/1939 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 37 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 27/05/1939 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 21 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 03/06/1939 | Round 7 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 23 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 12/06/1939 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 47 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 17/06/1939 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 9 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 24/06/1939 | Round 10 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 42 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 01/07/1939 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 43 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 08/07/1939 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 10 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 15/07/1939 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 31 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 22/07/1939 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 46 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 05/08/1939 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 1 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 12/08/1939 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 31 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 19/08/1939 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 2 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |
| 02/09/1939 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 46 | Gordon Rattray | Frank Curcio |