1939 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1939 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1939 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
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, R. Kimberley, W. Lock, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, G. Collard, N. Couper, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, J. Graham, G. Hall, W. Harris, B. Kelly, M. Leonard, A. Mitchell, R. Moore, A. Mullenger, C. O'Connor, B. Pratt, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, S. Tims
Melbourne (19.23.137) defeated South Melbourne (3.12.30).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Beames (5), R. Baggott (4), J. Mueller (3), R. Kimberley (2), A. La Fontaine (2), N. Smith (2), R. Barassi
South Melbourne: G. Collard, B. Kelly, C. O'Connor
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
16,523
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
19.23.137 - 3.12.30
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 19 | 19 | . | 23 | 19 | . | 23 | (137) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 0 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 12 | 3 | . | 12 | (30) |
| Margin | MELB by 35 | MELB by 64 | MELB by 98 | MELB by 107 | MELB by 107 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Kimberley, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 23 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Couper, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hall, Grahame | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Connor, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Tims, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 3 | 12 | |||