1939 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1939 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 13 of the 1939 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
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
J. Mueller (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Emselle, J. Furniss, I. Giles, H. Harley, D. Hingston, L. Jones, R. Kimberley, W. Lock, J. Maher, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, D. Symonds, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, N. Doig, G. Goldin, L. Griggs, K. Hardiman, B. Luff, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, T. Reynolds, H. Torney, R. Watts
Melbourne (7.18.60) were defeated by Essendon (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Ball (3), S. Anderson (2), J. O'Keefe, K. Truscott
Essendon: T. Reynolds (4), L. Begley, G. Goldin, K. Hardiman, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds, R. Watts
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 (c) | ? | ? | 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 | |||