1939 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Collingwood in the second semi final, Melbourne defeated Collingwood in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 128.4)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Allan La Fontaine
Vice-Captain:
Jack Mueller
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 |
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 |