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