1939 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1939 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1939 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Benison, J. Cleary, G. Collard, K. Dineen, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, M. Leonard, N. Matthews, P. McNamara, A. Mitchell, A. Mullenger, B. Pratt, L. Reiffel, R. Ritchie, F. Sinclair, H. Traynor, T. Whitfield
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, R. Kimberley, W. Lock, J. Maher, J. O'Keefe, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott
South Melbourne (11.14.80) were defeated by Melbourne (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Reiffel (3), K. Dineen (2), B. Pratt (2), J. Graham, M. Leonard, F. Sinclair, T. Whitfield
Melbourne: R. Baggott (3), P. Beames (2), R. Fischer (2), N. Smith (2), H. Ball, L. Jones, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
5,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
11.14.80 - 12.12.84
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | SMLB by 6 | level | SMLB by 5 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sinclair, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Traynor, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Kimberley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 12 | |||