1939 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1939 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1939 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, G. Gniel, C. Graham, J. Grant, R. Gross, C. Helmer, B. Hore, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, J. Tucker, T. Tuohill
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, M. Gibb, H. Harley, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, J. Maher, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Geelong (12.18.90) were defeated by Melbourne (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Dougherty (3), C. Helmer (2), A. Muller (2), T. Tuohill (2), C. Graham, G. Mahon, T. Quinn
Melbourne: H. Ball (4), J. Mueller (3), J. O'Keefe (2), N. Smith (2), R. Barassi, P. Beames, M. Gibb, L. Jones
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gross, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Tucker, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Tuohill, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 18 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 16 | |||