1938 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1938 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 11 of the 1938 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Len Webster captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, H. Harley, D. Hingston, L. Jones, W. Lock, J. Maher, P. McNamara, S. Meehl, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, J. Caesar, B. Cahill, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, F. Kelly, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, N. McDermott, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Melbourne (11.13.79) were defeated by Essendon (13.7.85).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (3), N. Smith (3), H. Harley (2), L. Reiffel (2), L. Jones
Essendon: T. Reynolds (5), M. Exelby (3), R. Watts (3), N. McDermott (2)
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 2 July 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
12,054
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 13 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Len Webster
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Meehl, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Cahill, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 7 | |||