1939 VFL Season Round 13: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1939 between Melbourne and Essendon during round thirteen of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG. In the absence of Allan La Fontaine, vice-captain Jack Mueller captained the hosts. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Melbourne (7.18.60) were defeated by Essendon (10.17.77).

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 15 July 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 16,247

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 7.18.60 - 10.17.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 5 4 . 10 4 . 13 7 . 18 7 . 18 (60)
Essendon 2 . 4 5 . 8 8 . 13 10 . 17 10 . 17 (77)
Margin ESSE by 5 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 24 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Jack Mueller (acting)
Coach: Frank Hughes

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds (caretaker)

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Thomas

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Anderson, Syd ? ? 2 ?
15 Baggott, Ron ? ? 0 ?
11 Ball, Harold ? ? 3 ?
9 Emselle, Richie ? ? 0 ?
26 Furniss, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Giles, Ian ? ? 0 ?
22 Harley, Harry ? ? 0 ?
32 Hingston, Dick ? ? 0 ?
13 Jones, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Kimberley, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Lock, Wally ? ? 0 ?
14 Maher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Mueller, Jack (ac) ? ? 0 ?
29 O'Keefe, Jack ? ? 1 ?
19 Roberts, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Norm ? ? 0 ?
35 Symonds, Derek ? ? 0 ?
5 Truscott, Keith ? ? 1 ?
23 Wartman, Ray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 18

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Baker, Norm ? ? 0 ?
24 Begley, Les ? ? 1 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
21 Doig, Norm ? ? 0 ?
31 Goldin, Godfrey ? ? 1 ?
33 Griggs, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Hardiman, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
11 Luff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Maynes, Leo ? ? 0 ?
25 Pattinson, George ? ? 1 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 4 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, Ray ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 17

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s