1939 VFL Round 8: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1939 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1939 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, N. McDermott, P. Paterson, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, R. Smith, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, G. Collard, N. Couper, K. Dineen, O. Evans, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, R. Humphries, M. Leonard, N. Matthews, A. Mitchell, A. Mullenger, B. Pratt, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, K. Smith
Essendon (9.16.70) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Reynolds (3), N. McDermott (2), P. Paterson, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, R. Watts
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (6), G. Collard (4), K. Smith (3)
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Monday 12 June 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
9.16.70 - 13.13.91
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | SMLB by 16 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 26 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
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 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Paterson, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Couper, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||