1939 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 128.4)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Syd | #36 | 11 | 8 | R07-09, R13-18, SF, GF |
| Baggott, Ron | #15 | 18 | 34 | R01-09, R12-18, SF, GF |
| Ball, Harold | #11 | 20 | 30 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Barassi, Ron | #31 | 13 | 28 | R01-11, R18, SF |
| Baxter, Bill | #3 | 3 | 0 | R02-03, R14 |
| Beames, Percy | #24 | 13 | 37 | R05-10, R14-18, SF, GF |
| Buckley, Ted | #33 | 9 | 0 | R03-09, R14, R17 |
| Daly, Gerry | #16 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| Dowsing, Roy | #2 | 2 | 1 | R14-15 |
| Emselle, Richie | #9 | 17 | 0 | R02-13, R15-18, GF |
| Fischer, Rowley | #8 | 14 | 4 | R01-04, R07-09, R12, R14-17, SF, GF |
| Furniss, Jack | #26 | 12 | 1 | R01, R03-04, R10-14, R17-18, SF, GF |
| Gibb, Maurie | #10 | 6 | 5 | R01-06 |
| Gibbs, Les | #28 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Giles, Ian | #6 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R11-13 |
| Harley, Harry | #22 | 14 | 3 | R02-14, R16 |
| Hingston, Dick | #32 | 19 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18, SF, GF |
| Jones, Gordon | #1 | 12 | 0 | R01, R05-07, R09, R14-18, SF, GF |
| Jones, Les | #13 | 20 | 23 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Kimberley, Ron | #21 | 11 | 3 | R03-04, R06, R10-11, R13-17, GF |
| La Fontaine, Allan | #17 | 18 | 5 | R01, R03-12, R14-18, SF, GF |
| Lock, Wally | #18 | 14 | 0 | R01, R04-13, R17-18, SF |
| Maher, Jack | #14 | 9 | 2 | R02, R05, R09-13, R17, SF |
| Mueller, Jack | #12 | 16 | 25 | R01-13, R18, SF, GF |
| Murnane, Hugh | #7 | 7 | 6 | R01-02, R10-11, R15-16, R18 |
| O'Keefe, Jack | #29 | 13 | 7 | R05-09, R13-18, SF, GF |
| Reiffel, Lou | #5 | 1 | 2 | R01 |
| Roberts, Frank | #19 | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R05, R08, R10, R12-16, R18, SF, GF |
| Rodda, Alby | #30 | 9 | 14 | R02, R04, R10-12, R15-17, GF |
| Smith, Norm | #4 | 20 | 54 | R01-18, SF, GF |
| Symonds, Derek | #35 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Truscott, Keith | #5 | 17 | 10 | R02-04, R06-08, R10-18, SF, GF |
| Wartman, Ray | #23 | 18 | 7 | R01-13, R15-16, R18, SF, GF |
| Williams, Frank | #20 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, Frank | 20 | 17 | -0- | 3 | R01-18, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Richie Emselle | Jack Mueller | Rowley Fischer |
| Half-Back: | Dick Hingston | Gordon Jones | Frank Roberts |
| Centre: | Ray Wartman | Allan La Fontaine | Syd Anderson |
| Half-Forward: | Les Jones | Ron Baggott | Keith Truscott |
| Forward: | Harold Ball | Norm Smith | Alby Rodda |
| Follower: | Jack Furniss | Ron Kimberley | Percy Beames |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 20 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1939 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 37 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 29/04/1939 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 6 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 06/05/1939 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 31 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 13/05/1939 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 36 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 20/05/1939 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 16 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 27/05/1939 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 107 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 03/06/1939 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 23 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 12/06/1939 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 19 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 17/06/1939 | Round 9 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 30 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 24/06/1939 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 94 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 01/07/1939 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 2 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 08/07/1939 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 7 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 15/07/1939 | Round 13 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 22/07/1939 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 24 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 05/08/1939 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 42 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 12/08/1939 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 53 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 19/08/1939 | Round 17 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 4 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 02/09/1939 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 46 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 16/09/1939 | Semi Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 14 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |
| 30/09/1939 | Grand Final | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 53 | Frank Hughes | Allan La Fontaine |