1939 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1939 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Melbourne
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Melbourne
Brownlow Medallist(s): Marcus Whelan (Collingwood)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Ron Todd (Collingwood)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Melbourne (P) 1st 15 -0- 3 128.4% Jack Mueller (11) Norm Smith (50)
Collingwood (R) 2nd 15 -0- 3 122.0% Marcus Whelan (23) Ron Todd (98)
Richmond 3rd 13 -0- 5 118.0% Jack Dyer (17) Jack Titus (45)
St Kilda 4th 13 -0- 5 116.5% Col Williamson (9) Bill Mohr (43)
Carlton 5th 12 -0- 6 123.1% Ken Baxter, Frank Gill (6) Ken Baxter (65)
Essendon 6th 8 -0- 10 97.0% Dick Reynolds (19) Tom Reynolds (71)
Geelong 7th 7 -0- 11 92.4% Leo Dean (6) Norm Glenister (36)
Fitzroy 8th 6 -1- 11 89.2% Wilfred Smallhorn (16) Clen Denning (37)
North Melbourne 9th 6 -0- 12 91.3% Jock Cordner, Sid Dyer (14) Sel Murray (78)
Hawthorn 10th 5 -1- 12 86.1% Stan Spinks (12) Alec Albiston (37)
Footscray 11th 4 -0- 14 82.6% Harry Hickey (20) Charlie Page (31)
South Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 15 70.8% Herbie Matthews (13) Bob Pratt (72)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 10
Goal Umpire 5
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/04/1939 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 84 - 121 21,840
SAT 22/04/1939 2:45 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 122 - 91 17,500
SAT 22/04/1939 2:45 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 142 - 88 25,000
SAT 22/04/1939 2:45 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 102 - 107 23,000
SAT 22/04/1939 2:45 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 128 - 67 15,500
SAT 22/04/1939 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 75 - 66 14,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/04/1939 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 135 - 141 20,000
SAT 29/04/1939 2:45 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 92 - 79 15,000
SAT 29/04/1939 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 102 - 134 15,000
SAT 29/04/1939 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 107 - 146 17,000
SAT 29/04/1939 2:45 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 139 - 110 26,000
SAT 29/04/1939 2:45 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 115 - 77 11,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/05/1939 2:45 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 112 - 81 25,703
SAT 06/05/1939 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 116 - 66 12,000
SAT 06/05/1939 2:45 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 123 - 106 18,000
SAT 06/05/1939 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 104 - 106 21,000
SAT 06/05/1939 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 68 - 77 15,000
SAT 06/05/1939 2:45 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 113 - 98 20,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/05/1939 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 74 - 110 10,500
SAT 13/05/1939 2:45 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 129 - 81 11,000
SAT 13/05/1939 2:45 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 42 - 100 23,000
SAT 13/05/1939 2:45 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 131 - 94 28,000
SAT 13/05/1939 2:45 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 108 - 85 15,000
SAT 13/05/1939 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 77 - 77 12,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1939 2:45 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 90 - 106 12,000
SAT 20/05/1939 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 86 - 83 20,000
SAT 20/05/1939 2:45 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 105 - 66 18,000
SAT 20/05/1939 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 120 - 102 14,000
SAT 20/05/1939 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 79 - 116 15,000
SAT 20/05/1939 2:45 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 118 - 89 11,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/05/1939 2:45 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 137 - 30 16,523
SAT 27/05/1939 2:45 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 114 - 76 17,000
SAT 27/05/1939 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 61 - 68 34,000
SAT 27/05/1939 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 101 - 88 14,500
SAT 27/05/1939 2:45 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 79 - 100 13,000
SAT 27/05/1939 2:45 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 98 - 79 15,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1939 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 99 - 122 11,000
SAT 03/06/1939 2:30 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Corio Oval 115 - 97 8,000
SAT 03/06/1939 2:30 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 72 - 78 20,000
SAT 03/06/1939 2:30 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 62 - 95 15,000
SAT 03/06/1939 2:30 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 53 - 89 40,000
SAT 03/06/1939 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 87 - 65 12,500

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/06/1939 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 123 - 84 36,000
SAT 10/06/1939 2:45 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 120 - 106 17,000
SAT 10/06/1939 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 55 - 93 21,000
MON 12/06/1939 2:45 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 122 - 103 22,016
MON 12/06/1939 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 143 - 96 9,000
MON 12/06/1939 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 70 - 91 18,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/06/1939 2:45 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 133 - 103 20,000
SAT 17/06/1939 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 94 - 69 17,000
SAT 17/06/1939 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 81 - 90 10,000
SAT 17/06/1939 2:45 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 86 - 130 13,500
SAT 17/06/1939 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 108 - 86 9,000
SAT 17/06/1939 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 78 - 105 14,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/06/1939 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 154 - 60 26,063
SAT 24/06/1939 2:45 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 111 - 56 6,500
SAT 24/06/1939 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 98 - 70 28,000
SAT 24/06/1939 2:45 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 125 - 115 11,000
SAT 24/06/1939 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 115 - 73 11,000
SAT 24/06/1939 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 102 - 76 11,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/07/1939 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 52 - 54 8,000
SAT 01/07/1939 2:45 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 40 - 25 6,000
SAT 01/07/1939 2:45 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 103 - 60 11,000
SAT 01/07/1939 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 117 - 60 10,500
SAT 01/07/1939 2:45 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 51 - 66 17,000
SAT 01/07/1939 2:45 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 48 - 96 6,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1939 2:45 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 99 - 106 22,000
SAT 08/07/1939 2:45 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 120 - 109 10,500
SAT 08/07/1939 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 88 - 113 14,000
SAT 08/07/1939 2:45 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 122 - 123 13,000
SAT 08/07/1939 2:45 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 84 - 107 18,000
SAT 08/07/1939 2:45 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 80 - 70 12,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/07/1939 2:45 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 60 - 77 16,247
SAT 15/07/1939 2:45 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 98 - 77 19,000
SAT 15/07/1939 2:45 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 115 - 84 16,500
SAT 15/07/1939 2:45 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 125 - 61 10,500
SAT 15/07/1939 2:45 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 49 - 103 15,000
SAT 15/07/1939 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 119 - 82 8,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1939 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 78 - 102 28,000
SAT 22/07/1939 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Corio Oval 112 - 90 5,000
SAT 22/07/1939 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 73 - 79 16,500
SAT 22/07/1939 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 122 - 68 17,000
SAT 22/07/1939 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 109 - 63 10,000
SAT 22/07/1939 2:45 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 68 - 85 11,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1939 2:45 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 102 - 60 12,882
SAT 05/08/1939 2:45 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 107 - 47 8,000
SAT 05/08/1939 2:45 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 159 - 71 12,000
SAT 05/08/1939 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 116 - 89 19,000
SAT 05/08/1939 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 78 - 123 10,000
SAT 05/08/1939 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 80 - 79 6,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1939 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 148 - 95 9,413
SAT 12/08/1939 2:45 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 124 - 62 11,000
SAT 12/08/1939 2:45 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 91 - 122 17,000
SAT 12/08/1939 2:45 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 129 - 82 7,500
SAT 12/08/1939 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 104 - 73 14,000
SAT 12/08/1939 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 101 - 116 14,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/08/1939 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 80 - 84 5,000
SAT 19/08/1939 2:45 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 59 - 84 6,500
SAT 19/08/1939 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 88 - 49 40,000
SAT 19/08/1939 2:45 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 101 - 61 10,000
SAT 19/08/1939 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 70 - 68 9,000
SAT 19/08/1939 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 51 - 59 7,500

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/09/1939 2:45 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 81 - 35 9,043
SAT 02/09/1939 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 76 - 65 3,500
SAT 02/09/1939 2:45 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 118 - 62 10,000
SAT 02/09/1939 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 79 - 52 12,000
SAT 02/09/1939 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 91 - 59 28,000
SAT 02/09/1939 2:45 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 83 - 43 3,500

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/09/1939 2:30 PM Richmond v St Kilda MCG 42 - 72 51,411

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/09/1939 2:30 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 104 - 90 54,776

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/09/1939 2:30 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 134 - 105 66,848

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/09/1939 2:50 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 148 - 95 78,110