1939 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1939 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 10 of the 1939 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), H. Ball, R. Barassi, P. Beames, G. Daly, R. Emselle, J. Furniss, H. Harley, L. Jones, R. Kimberley, W. Lock, J. Maher, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, V. Doherty, D. Fothergill, P. Fricker, F. Froude, J. Green, L. Hill, G. Hocking, P. Kyne, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, A. Pannam, H. Powell, C. Shields, M. Whelan, A. Williams, B. Woods
Melbourne (22.22.154) defeated Collingwood (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (6), R. Barassi (3), P. Beames (3), J. Mueller (3), H. Murnane (3), R. Wartman (2), J. Furniss, H. Harley
Collingwood: A. Pannam (5), A. Collier, D. Fothergill, H. Powell
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 4th) and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
26,063
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
22.22.154 - 8.12.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 19 | 22 | . | 22 | 22 | . | 22 | (154) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 65 | MELB by 94 | MELB by 94 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Harry Collier
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Albert Collier
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Kimberley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 22 | 22 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Fricker, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hill, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Shields, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 12 | |||