1939 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1939 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1939 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors with Ted Ellis as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Keith Forbes.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, P. Beames, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, R. Kimberley, H. Murnane, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), T. Ellis (vice-capt.), J. Adamson, W. Carter, E. Clark, J. Cordner, G. Dalley, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, O. Parks, T. Roulent, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs
Melbourne (14.18.102) defeated North Melbourne (9.6.60).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Ball (3), L. Jones (3), A. Rodda (2), N. Smith (2), R. Baggott, P. Beames, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (2), K. Forbes (2), S. Murray (2), G. Dalley, G. Kennedy, F. Stubbs
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
12,882
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
14.18.102 - 9.6.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | (60) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 42 | MELB by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ted Ellis
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Kimberley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 18 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dalley, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 6 | |||