1939 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1939 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 6 of the 1939 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Keith Forbes and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), J. Adamson, W. Carter, J. Cordner, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, H. Green, J. Harrison, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, E. Morcom, S. Murray, O. Parks, T. Roulent, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs, B. Wells
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, A. Foley, G. Goldin, K. Hardiman, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, G. Pattinson, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
North Melbourne (15.11.101) defeated Essendon (13.10.88).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (6), G. Kennedy (4), B. Findlay (3), S. Dyer, K. Forbes
Essendon: T. Reynolds (5), R. Watts (3), K. Hardiman (2), D. Reynolds (2), A. Foley
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,500
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
15.11.101 - 13.10.88
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Margin | NMLB by 31 | NMLB by 29 | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cummins
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Foley, Ashley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Goldin, Godfrey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hardiman, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 10 | |||