1939 VFL Grand Final: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 30 September 1939 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1939 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
Back:
R. Emselle, J. Mueller, R. Fischer
Half-back:
D. Hingston, G. Jones, F. Roberts
Centre:
R. Wartman, A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson
Half-forward:
L. Jones, R. Baggott, K. Truscott
Forward:
H. Ball, N. Smith, A. Rodda
Follower:
J. Furniss, R. Kimberley, P. Beames
Sub.:
J. O'Keefe
Collingwood
Back:
J. Murphy, J. Regan, G. Hocking
Half-back:
J. Ross, A. Williams, D. Balfour
Centre:
P. Fricker, M. Whelan, N. Campbell
Half-forward:
C. McCrae, P. Kyne, V. Doherty
Forward:
D. Fothergill, R. Todd, J. Knight
Follower:
A. Collier (vice-capt.), B. Woods, H. Collier (capt.)
Sub.:
J. Green
Melbourne (21.22.148) defeated Collingwood (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Beames (4), A. Rodda (4), L. Jones (3), H. Ball (2), J. Mueller (2), K. Truscott (2), R. Baggott, A. La Fontaine, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Collingwood: R. Todd (6), D. Fothergill (3), J. Knight (2), D. Balfour, V. Doherty, C. McCrae
As a result of this match, Melbourne were the premiers and Collingwood were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 30 September 1939
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
78,110
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
21.22.148 - 14.11.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 14 | 21 | . | 22 | 21 | . | 22 | (148) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | COLL by 18 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 53 | MELB by 53 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Harry Collier
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Albert Collier
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward,
E:
B. Blackburn
Goal Umpire:
R. Treloar,
W. Wetenhall
Boundary Umpire:
J. Lancaster,
C. Munton
Umpire Replacement:
B. Blackburn replaced A. Coward
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 36 | Anderson, Syd | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | RO | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | HFFL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Kimberley, Ron | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | FB | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | FPR | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | WL↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 21 | 22 | |||
J. O'Keefe replaced R. Wartman during the fourth quarter.
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 3 | Balfour, Don | HBFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Campbell, Norm | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (vc) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Doherty, Vin | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fothergill, Des | FPL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Fricker, Pat | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Green, Jack | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hocking, Gordon | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Knight, Jack | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Kyne, Phonse | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Murphy, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Regan, Jack | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Ross, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Todd, Ron | FF | ? | 6 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Alan | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Woods, Bervin | RU↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
J. Green replaced B. Woods during the fourth quarter.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 29 | J. Murphy | 18 | J. Regan | 10 | G. Hocking | 26 | J. Furniss | 29 | J. O'Keefe | ||||||
| 30 | A. Rodda | 4 | N. Smith | 11 | H. Ball | 21 | R. Kimberley |
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| 19 | J. Ross | 24 | A. Williams | 3 | D. Balfour |
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| 5 | K. Truscott | 15 | R. Baggott | 13 | L. Jones |
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| 26 | P. Fricker | 28 | M. Whelan | 4 | N. Campbell |
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| 36 | S. Anderson | 17 | A. La Fontaine (c) | 23 | R. Wartman | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 2 | A. Collier (vc) | 27 | J. Green | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 25 | B. Woods |
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| 14 | C. McCrae | 13 | P. Kyne | 6 | V. Doherty | 1 | H. Collier (c) |
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| 19 | F. Roberts | 1 | G. Jones | 32 | D. Hingston |
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| 8 | D. Fothergill | 21 | R. Todd | 11 | J. Knight |
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| 8 | R. Fischer | 12 | J. Mueller | 9 | R. Emselle |
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| Collingwood | Coach: Jock McHale | ||||||||||||||