1939 VFL Round 17: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1939 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1939 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
In the absence of Keith Forbes, vice-captain Ted Ellis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Ted Cusack.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, A. Foley, G. Goldin, K. Hardiman, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, B. Standfield, R. Watts, S. Wilson
North Melbourne
T. Ellis (capt.), J. Adamson, W. Carter, J. Cordner, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, N. Jeffrey, H. Jones, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, O. Parks, T. Roulent, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs
Essendon (14.17.101) defeated North Melbourne (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (5), K. Hardiman (3), D. Reynolds (2), R. Watts (2), L. Begley, J. Caesar
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (3), S. Dyer (2), D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, S. Murray, O. Parks
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
14.17.101 - 9.7.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | NMLB by 8 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Ted Cusack
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Ted Ellis
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Foley, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Goldin, Godfrey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hardiman, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jeffrey, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 7 | |||