1938 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1938 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1938 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 106.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baggott, Ron | #15 | 12 | 32 | R01-05, R11-13, R15-18 |
| Barassi, Ron | #31 | 13 | 18 | R01-08, R11-15 |
| Beames, Percy | #24 | 16 | 37 | R01-10, R12-14, R16-18 |
| Buckley, Ted | #33 | 13 | 2 | R01-02, R05-12, R14-16 |
| Catton, Len | #10 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Dean, Harden | #29 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Emselle, Richie | #9 | 14 | 3 | R04-11, R13-18 |
| Fischer, Rowley | #8 | 15 | 2 | R01, R04-06, R08-18 |
| Foster, Jack | #30 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Furniss, Jack | #26 | 16 | 0 | R01-10, R12-14, R16-18 |
| Gibb, Maurie | #10 | 5 | 2 | R14-18 |
| Glass, Eric | #16 | 8 | 13 | R03-04, R06-10, R13 |
| Harley, Harry | #22 | 6 | 2 | R11-12, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Hingston, Dick | #32 | 14 | 0 | R03-04, R06-17 |
| Jones, Gordon | #1 | 15 | 0 | R01-10, R12-13, R16-18 |
| Jones, Les | #13 | 14 | 9 | R01-04, R06-13, R17-18 |
| La Fontaine, Allan | #17 | 16 | 4 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Lewis, Johnny | #3 | 12 | 3 | R01-02, R05-10, R12-14, R16 |
| Lock, Wally | #18 | 17 | 2 | R02-18 |
| Maher, Jack | #14 | 9 | 5 | R03, R06-12, R15 |
| McNamara, Pat | #28 | 10 | 0 | R01-03, R05-08, R11-12, R15 |
| McNaughton, Geoff | #21 | 2 | 0 | R07, R09 |
| Meehl, Sid | #11 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Mueller, Jack | #12 | 13 | 7 | R01-05, R10-16, R18 |
| Murnane, Hugh | #7 | 17 | 11 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Regan, Ted | #25 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R04-05 |
| Reiffel, Lou | #2 | 10 | 18 | R01-04, R09-11, R14-16 |
| Roberts, Frank | #19 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Smith, Norm | #4 | 18 | 80 | R01-18 |
| Truscott, Keith | #5 | 11 | 4 | R01-05, R13-18 |
| Wartman, Ray | #23 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Williams, Frank | #20 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, Frank | 18 | 11 | -0- | 7 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/04/1938 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 17 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 30/04/1938 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 19 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 07/05/1938 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 33 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 14/05/1938 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 52 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 21/05/1938 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 4 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 28/05/1938 | Round 6 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 5 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 04/06/1938 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 14 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 11/06/1938 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 30 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 18/06/1938 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 16 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 25/06/1938 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 21 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 02/07/1938 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 6 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 09/07/1938 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 18 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 23/07/1938 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 1 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 30/07/1938 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 3 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 06/08/1938 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 29 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 13/08/1938 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 40 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 20/08/1938 | Round 17 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 17 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 27/08/1938 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 9 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.