1939 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1939 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1939 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jack Mueller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, K. Hardiman, F. Kelly, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, L. Maynes, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, B. Baxter, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, I. Giles, H. Harley, D. Hingston, L. Jones, J. Maher, H. Murnane, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Essendon (19.21.135) were defeated by Melbourne (21.15.141).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (6), D. Reynolds (3), J. Cassin (2), E. Coward (2), M. Exelby (2), L. Begley, F. Kelly, H. Torney, R. Watts
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), R. Baggott (3), R. Barassi (3), A. Rodda (3), H. Murnane (2), H. Ball, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, L. Jones, J. Maher, K. Truscott
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 21 | 19 | . | 21 | (135) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 11 | 21 | . | 15 | 21 | . | 15 | (141) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | MELB by 26 | ESSE by 6 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hardiman, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 21 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Giles, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 21 | 15 | |||