1939 VFL Round 16: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1939 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 16 of the 1939 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Ansell Clarke captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ansell Clarke and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Curyer, B. Fitzsimmons, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, T. Hoppen, A. Killigrew, J. Lowry, B. Maslen, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, A. Robertson, A. Rose, S. Snell, C. Vontom, K. Walker, A. Weiss, C. Williamson, J. Yewers
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, G. Goldin, L. Griggs, K. Hardiman, B. Luff, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, T. Regan, T. Reynolds, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
St Kilda (13.13.91) were defeated by Essendon (18.14.122).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Mohr (4), A. Clarke (2), C. Vontom (2), K. Walker (2), R. Garvin, J. Lowry, A. Weiss
Essendon: R. Watts (7), D. Reynolds (5), T. Reynolds (3), L. Begley (2), G. Goldin
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Fitzsimmons, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lowry, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Maslen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Yewers, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Goldin, Godfrey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hardiman, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Regan, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 14 | |||