1939 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1939 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 18 of the 1939 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
In the absence of Keith Forbes, vice-captain Ted Ellis captained the hosts.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Cusack and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
North Melbourne
T. Ellis (capt.), J. Adamson, W. Carter, E. Clark, G. Coward, G. Dalley, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, H. Jones, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, R. Rann, T. Roulent, C. Skinner, J. Stewart
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, R. Gross, C. Helmer, S. Howard, G. Mahon, A. Marsham, J. Nash, T. Quinn, D. Rankin, J. Sellwood, L. Slack
North Melbourne (11.10.76) defeated Geelong (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (2), H. Jones (2), G. Kennedy (2), J. Stewart (2), E. Clark, B. Findlay, S. Murray
Geelong: G. Dougherty (2), G. Mahon (2), J. Butcher, N. Glenister, J. Grant, C. Helmer, T. Quinn
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
3,500
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
11.10.76 - 9.11.65
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | NMLB by 35 | NMLB by 7 | NMLB by 20 | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Cusack
(North Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ted Ellis
(North Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Coward, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dalley, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Rann, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gross, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Marsham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Rankin, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 11 | |||