1940 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1940 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 10 of the 1940 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Allan Everett.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, B. Baxter, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, W. Lock, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, J. O'Keefe, A. Rodda, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Geelong
T. Arklay, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, S. Howard, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, J. Nash, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor
Melbourne (22.19.151) were defeated by Geelong (24.10.154).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (5), J. Mueller (4), N. Smith (4), H. Murnane (3), R. Dowsing (2), M. Gibb (2), A. La Fontaine, A. Rodda
Geelong: N. Glenister (7), G. Dougherty (4), J. Grant (3), C. Helmer (3), J. Lynch (3), P. Taylor (2), J. Knight, G. Mahon
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 29 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,265
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 9 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 17 | 22 | . | 19 | 22 | . | 19 | (151) |
| Geelong | 7 | . | 2 | 15 | . | 4 | 19 | . | 9 | 24 | . | 10 | 24 | . | 10 | (154) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Allan Everett
(Geelong)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 22 | 19 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 24 | 10 | |||