1940 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1940 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1940 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, B. Hore, J. Knight, G. Mahon, A. Muller, J. Nash, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, J. Wills
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, A. Clay, C. Curtin, H. Dawson, A. Fields, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hall, A. Hart, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, S. James, A. Knott, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, K. Stackpole, J. Tagell, B. Treweek
Geelong (16.19.115) defeated Fitzroy (13.8.86).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Grant (6), T. Quinn (3), N. Glenister (2), C. Helmer, R. Hickey, J. Knight, J. Sellwood, J. Wills
Fitzroy: A. Clay (3), C. Curtin (2), A. Hart (2), M. Sharp (2), A. Fields, F. Hughson, S. James, K. Stackpole
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
8,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 19 | (115) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Margin | GEEL by 30 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 19 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | James, Shadrach | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Tagell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 8 | |||