1939 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1939 between Geelong and Essendon during round 4 of the 1939 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, G. Gniel, C. Graham, J. Grant, R. Gross, B. Hore, S. Howard, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, J. Tucker, T. Tuohill
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, F. Kelly, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, P. Paterson, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, R. Smith, B. Standfield, H. Torney, S. Wilson
Geelong (19.15.129) defeated Essendon (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Dougherty (6), J. Lynch (5), T. Quinn (4), J. Tucker (2), A. Muller, T. Tuohill
Essendon: T. Reynolds (5), D. Reynolds (4), T. Bryce, J. Cassin
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 30 | GEEL by 35 | GEEL by 48 | GEEL by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gross, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Tucker, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Tuohill, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Paterson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 15 | |||