1939 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1939 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.