1939 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1939 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1939 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, P. Beames, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, H. Harley, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, R. Kimberley, H. Murnane, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, R. Gross, C. Helmer, S. Howard, G. Mahon, J. Nash, T. Quinn, D. Rankin, J. Sellwood, L. Slack
Melbourne (22.16.148) defeated Geelong (13.17.95).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (7), H. Ball (4), P. Beames (4), L. Jones (2), A. Rodda (2), R. Baggott, A. La Fontaine, J. O'Keefe
Geelong: N. Glenister (4), T. Quinn (3), T. Arklay (2), G. Dougherty, C. Helmer, D. Rankin, L. Slack
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
9,413
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 13 | 22 | . | 16 | 22 | . | 16 | (148) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Margin | GEEL by 1 | MELB by 68 | MELB by 56 | MELB by 53 | MELB by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Kimberley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 22 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gross, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Rankin, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 17 | |||