1940 VFL Round 14: Fitzroy v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1940 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 14 of the 1940 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Allan Everett.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, D. Calverley, B. Clay, C. Curtin, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, M. Hughson, A. Knott, S. McGain, D. Murray, A. Ruthven, M. Sharp, L. Smith, K. Stackpole
Geelong
T. Arklay, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, J. Grant, B. Harwood, S. Howard, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, A. Muller, J. Nash, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor, N. Tucker
Fitzroy (10.27.87) defeated Geelong (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (4), B. Clay (2), A. Hart (2), A. Ruthven, K. Stackpole
Geelong: N. Glenister (3), J. Grant (3), T. Arklay, G. Dougherty
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 27 July 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 27 | 10 | . | 27 | (87) |
| Geelong | 0 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | FITZ by 28 | FITZ by 12 | FITZ by 30 | FITZ by 27 | FITZ by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy),
Allan Everett
(Geelong)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Geelong)
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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McGain, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 27 | |||
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 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 12 | |||