1939 VFL Season: North Melbourne
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 |