1939 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1939 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 8-0-10, P%: 97.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Norm | #7 | 14 | 0 | R04-14, R16-18 |
| Begley, Les | #24 | 16 | 12 | R01-10, R13-18 |
| Bell, George | #12 | 13 | 0 | R01-13 |
| Bryce, Ted | #9 | 13 | 8 | R01-05, R11-18 |
| Bushby, Percy | #35 | 3 | 0 | R15-17 |
| Buttsworth, Wally | #15 | 12 | 0 | R01, R07, R09-18 |
| Caesar, Jack | #5 | 13 | 3 | R01, R03, R06-09, R12-18 |
| Cassin, Jack | #19 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Coward, Ernie | #1 | 14 | 5 | R02-14, R18 |
| Doig, Norm | #21 | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
| Eastmure, Bill | #34 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Exelby, Murray | #4 | 10 | 5 | R01-05, R11-12, R15, R17-18 |
| Foley, Ashley | #27 | 7 | 1 | R05-07, R11-12, R17-18 |
| Goldin, Godfrey | #31 | 8 | 6 | R06, R10, R12-17 |
| Green, Bill | #32 | 3 | 0 | R09-11 |
| Green, Fred | #26 | 7 | 1 | R01-04, R07, R09-10 |
| Griggs, Les | #33 | 7 | 0 | R10-16 |
| Hardiman, Kevin | #22 | 14 | 26 | R02, R05-07, R09-18 |
| Kelly, Frank | #23 | 4 | 2 | R02-05 |
| Lambert, Chris | #27 | 3 | 1 | R09-11 |
| Lippiatt, Harry | #17 | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R04-06, R08-11 |
| Luff, Bill | #11 | 15 | 0 | R01-11, R13-16 |
| Maynes, Leo | #10 | 12 | 0 | R01-03, R09-17 |
| McDermott, Norm | #2 | 4 | 5 | R01, R07-09 |
| Paterson, Peter | #18 | 2 | 1 | R04, R08 |
| Pattinson, George | #25 | 14 | 2 | R05-18 |
| Plummer, Elton | #8 | 6 | 0 | R02-04, R08, R17-18 |
| Regan, Ted | #34 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 15 | 40 | R01-08, R12-18 |
| Reynolds, Tom | #29 | 18 | 71 | R01-18 |
| Rippon, Ted | #21 | 3 | 1 | R03, R06, R08 |
| Slater, Syd | #16 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Smith, Ron | #30 | 3 | 0 | R04, R07-08 |
| Standfield, Bob | #6 | 11 | 0 | R01-06, R11-12, R14, R17-18 |
| Torney, Hugh | #20 | 15 | 1 | R01-09, R12-16, R18 |
| Watts, Ray | #28 | 16 | 38 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-18 |
| Wilson, Stan | #14 | 14 | 3 | R01-10, R15-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baggott, Jack | 6 | 2 | -0- | 4 | R01-06 |
| Reynolds, Dick | 10 | 4 | -0- | 6 | R07-08, R11-18 |
| Hunter, Harry | 2 | 2 | -0- | 0 | R09-10 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1939 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 5 | Jack Baggott | Dick Reynolds |
| 29/04/1939 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 6 | Jack Baggott | Dick Reynolds |
| 06/05/1939 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 2 | Jack Baggott | Dick Reynolds |
| 13/05/1939 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 48 | Jack Baggott | Dick Reynolds |
| 20/05/1939 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 39 | Jack Baggott | Dick Reynolds |
| 27/05/1939 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | Jack Baggott | Dick Reynolds |
| 03/06/1939 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 12/06/1939 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 21 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 17/06/1939 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 9 | Harry Hunter | Bill Luff |
| 24/06/1939 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 10 | Harry Hunter | Bill Luff |
| 01/07/1939 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 57 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Luff |
| 08/07/1939 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 15/07/1939 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 22/07/1939 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 54 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 05/08/1939 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 60 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 12/08/1939 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 31 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 19/08/1939 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
| 02/09/1939 | Round 18 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 56 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.