1940 VFL Round 9: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1940 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1940 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, D. Calverley, B. Clay, C. Curtin, C. Denning, W. Dudley, L. Dyring, A. Hall, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, S. James, S. McGain, N. Price, M. Sharp, L. Smith, K. Stackpole, S. Wright
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), I. Chinn, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, O. Evans, J. Graham, H. Gray, J. Hacker, W. Harris, F. Hill, N. Matthews, J. McKenzie, P. McNamara, A. Mitchell, A. Mullenger, L. Reiffel, R. Ritchie, T. Whitfield
Fitzroy (10.30.90) defeated South Melbourne (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (3), S. James (3), W. Dudley (2), M. Sharp, S. Wright
South Melbourne: I. Chinn (3), G. Collard (3), O. Evans, H. Gray, J. McKenzie, L. Reiffel
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.30.90 - 10.17.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 30 | 10 | . | 30 | (90) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | SMLB by 12 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy),
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Sullivan
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dudley, Wal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | James, Shadrach | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | McGain, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 30 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Chinn, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Gray, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||