1939 VFL Semi Final 2: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1939 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the second semi final of the 1939 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, P. Beames, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, J. Maher, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, N. Campbell, J. Carmody, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, J. Green, G. Hocking, J. Knight, P. Kyne, J. Murphy, H. Powell, J. Regan, R. Todd, B. Unwin, M. Whelan, A. Williams, B. Woods
Melbourne (15.14.104) defeated Collingwood (12.18.90).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Mueller (4), P. Beames (3), N. Smith (3), R. Barassi (2), H. Ball, L. Jones, K. Truscott
Collingwood: R. Todd (6), D. Fothergill (2), D. Balfour, J. Knight, J. Murphy, H. Powell
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Collingwood in the grand final and Collingwood faced St Kilda in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 16 September 1939
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
54,776
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
15.14.104 - 12.18.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | COLL by 13 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Harry Collier
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Albert Collier
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Campbell, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Carmody, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Unwin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 18 | |||