1939 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1939 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 8 of the 1939 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
In the absence of Roy Evans, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, H. Harley, D. Hingston, L. Jones, W. Lock, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), A. Collins, R. Evenden, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, B. Le Sueur, S. Livingstone, C. McCrae, C. Page, R. Porter, B. Ryan, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, P. Standfield, T. Tribe
Melbourne (18.14.122) defeated Footscray (15.13.103).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (5), S. Anderson (3), R. Baggott (3), L. Jones (3), N. Smith (2), H. Ball, A. La Fontaine
Footscray: J. Greenham (5), H. Hickey (5), C. Page (2), A. Jacobsen, B. Ryan, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Monday 12 June 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
22,016
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 3 | 16 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 32 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Le Sueur, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 13 | |||