1939 VFL Season Round 4: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1939 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round four of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. In the absence of Keith Forbes, Jim Adamson captained the hosts with, in the absence of Ted Ellis, Jock Cordner as vice-captain. Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors with Jack Mueller as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Keith Forbes and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

North Melbourne (11.8.74) were defeated by Melbourne (15.20.110).

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 May 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 10,500

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 11.8.74 - 15.20.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 0 8 . 2 10 . 4 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Melbourne 3 . 6 8 . 10 12 . 16 15 . 20 15 . 20 (110)
Margin MELB by 18 MELB by 8 MELB by 24 MELB by 36 MELB by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: Jim Adamson (acting)
Vice-Captain: Jock Cordner (acting)
Coach: Keith Forbes

Melbourne

Captain: Allan La Fontaine
Vice-Captain: Jack Mueller
Coach: Frank Hughes

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Cummins

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim (ac) ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock (avc) ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 1 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 4 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Jeffrey, Neil ? ? 0 ?
22 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
18 Kennedy, George ? ? 1 ?
4 Maltby, Arnold ? ? 0 ?
28 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 0 ?
23 Montgomery, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Morcom, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
24 Murray, Sel ? ? 4 ?
13 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
29 Parks, Ossy ? ? 0 ?
12 Sitch, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 8

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Baggott, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Ball, Harold ? ? 2 ?
31 Barassi, Ron ? ? 4 ?
33 Buckley, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Emselle, Richie ? ? 0 ?
8 Fischer, Rowley ? ? 1 ?
26 Furniss, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Gibb, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
22 Harley, Harry ? ? 1 ?
32 Hingston, Dick ? ? 0 ?
13 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Kimberley, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 La Fontaine, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Lock, Wally ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack (vc) ? ? 2 ?
30 Rodda, Alby ? ? 1 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 2 ?
5 Truscott, Keith ? ? 0 ?
23 Wartman, Ray ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 20

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 50s