1939 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1939 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 6-0-12, P%: 91.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Keith Forbes
Vice-Captain:
Ted Ellis
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Jim | #8 | 16 | 0 | R01-09, R12-18 |
| Anderson, Jack | #27 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Baker, John | #19 | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R05, R09-11, R13-14 |
| Burke, Dave | #7 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Carter, Wally | #17 | 16 | 2 | R01-04, R06-10, R12-18 |
| Clark, Eric | #14 | 2 | 1 | R15, R18 |
| Cordner, Jock | #6 | 15 | 1 | R01-09, R12-17 |
| Coward, George | #30 | 2 | 0 | R11, R18 |
| Crapper, Frank | #20 | 1 | 2 | R05 |
| Dalley, Geoff | #11 | 2 | 1 | R15, R18 |
| Dyer, Sid | #5 | 18 | 33 | R01-18 |
| Ellis, Ted | #15 | 9 | 3 | R01-03, R07, R12, R15-18 |
| Findlay, Bill | #9 | 17 | 24 | R01-04, R06-18 |
| Forbes, Keith | #1 | 13 | 21 | R01, R03, R06-16 |
| Green, Harry | #11 | 2 | 0 | R01, R06 |
| Harrison, Jack | #10 | 15 | 5 | R01-04, R06-14, R17-18 |
| Jeffrey, Neil | #14 | 6 | 2 | R01, R04-05, R08, R16-17 |
| Jones, Herb | #16 | 9 | 4 | R05, R10-14, R16-18 |
| Kemp, Don | #22 | 15 | 3 | R04-18 |
| Kennedy, George | #18 | 18 | 32 | R01-18 |
| Maltby, Arnold | #4 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| McFarlane, Mick | #28 | 8 | 0 | R01-08 |
| Mitchell, Col | #3 | 2 | 2 | R03, R05 |
| Montgomery, Bill | #23 | 10 | 0 | R01-05, R13, R15-18 |
| Morcom, Eddie | #26 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Murray, Sel | #24 | 18 | 78 | R01-18 |
| O'Brien, Dally | #13 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R04 |
| Parks, Ossy | #29 | 17 | 3 | R01-17 |
| Pierce, Charlie | #2 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Rann, Ron | #13 | 5 | 0 | R10-12, R14, R18 |
| Roulent, Tom | #3 | 13 | 2 | R06-18 |
| Ryan, Reg | #31 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Sitch, Roy | #12 | 15 | 0 | R02-04, R06-17 |
| Skinner, Charles | #7 | 14 | 0 | R03-12, R15-18 |
| Stewart, Jim | #4 | 3 | 2 | R09, R11, R18 |
| Stubbs, Frank | #21 | 12 | 1 | R05-08, R10-17 |
| Turner, Allen | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Tyrrell, Leo | #25 | 4 | 1 | R02-03, R09-10 |
| Wells, Billy | #2 | 6 | 2 | R05-10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes, Keith | 16 | 5 | -0- | 11 | R01-16 |
| Cusack, Ted | 2 | 1 | -0- | 1 | R17-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1939 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 9 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 29/04/1939 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 38 | Keith Forbes | Ted Ellis |
| 06/05/1939 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 17 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 13/05/1939 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 36 | Keith Forbes | Jim Adamson |
| 20/05/1939 | Round 5 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Keith Forbes | unknown |
| 27/05/1939 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 13 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 03/06/1939 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 18 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 10/06/1939 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 14 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 17/06/1939 | Round 9 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 27 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 24/06/1939 | Round 10 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 26 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 01/07/1939 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 48 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 08/07/1939 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 10 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 15/07/1939 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 37 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 22/07/1939 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 05/08/1939 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 42 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 12/08/1939 | Round 16 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 15 | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes |
| 19/08/1939 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 40 | Ted Cusack | Ted Ellis |
| 02/09/1939 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 11 | Ted Cusack | Ted Ellis |
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.