1939 VFL Season Round 15: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1939 between Essendon and Geelong during round fifteen of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Essendon (15.17.107) defeated Geelong (6.11.47).

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 5 August 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 15.17.107 - 6.11.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 3 7 . 7 8 . 14 15 . 17 15 . 17 (107)
Geelong 2 . 5 2 . 8 5 . 9 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
Margin ESSE by 22 ESSE by 29 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 60 ESSE by 60
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds (caretaker)

Geelong

Captain: Reg Hickey
Coach: Reg Hickey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Murphy

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Begley, Les ? ? 2 ?
9 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 0 ?
31 Goldin, Godfrey ? ? 1 ?
33 Griggs, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Hardiman, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
11 Luff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Maynes, Leo ? ? 0 ?
25 Pattinson, George ? ? 0 ?
34 Regan, Ted ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 2 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 5 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, Ray ? ? 3 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 17

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
26 Bethune, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 2 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 1 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Gross, Reg ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
22 Knight, Jim ? ? 2 ?
9 Leahy, Pat ? ? 0 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
35 Rankin, Doug ? ? 1 ?
2 Taylor, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 11

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