1939 VFL 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 4 of the 1939 VFL season.
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.
The hosts were coached by Keith Forbes and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), J. Cordner (vice-capt.), J. Anderson, W. Carter, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, N. Jeffrey, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, A. Maltby, M. McFarlane, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, R. Sitch, C. Skinner
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, H. Harley, D. Hingston, L. Jones, R. Kimberley, W. Lock, J. Mueller, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
North Melbourne (11.8.74) were defeated by Melbourne (15.20.110).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (4), S. Murray (4), S. Dyer, G. Kennedy, E. Morcom
Melbourne: R. Barassi (4), H. Ball (2), J. Mueller (2), N. Smith (2), R. Fischer, M. Gibb, H. Harley, A. Rodda, R. Wartman
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Jock Cordner
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 20 | |||