1939 VFL Season 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 fifteen of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at the 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 (14.18.102) defeated North Melbourne (9.6.60).

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

Melbourne

Captain: Allan La Fontaine
Coach: Frank Hughes

North Melbourne

Captain: Keith Forbes
Vice-Captain: Ted Ellis
Coach: Keith Forbes

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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