1939 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
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 |