1942 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1942 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (eight as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1942 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 5-0-10, P%: 85.2)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Percy Beames
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald, George | #14 | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R04-08, R10-13 |
| Baggott, Ron | #15 | 7 | 19 | R01-02, R04-05, R10, R12-13 |
| Beames, Percy | #24 | 14 | 28 | R01-08, R11-16 |
| Bradley, Colin | #29 | 4 | 0 | R12-15 |
| Bush, Tom | #5 | 4 | 2 | R03, R14-16 |
| Cordner, Don | #21 | 12 | 2 | R01-08, R13-16 |
| Cordner, Ted | #28 | 11 | 0 | R05-08, R10-16 |
| Deans, Billy | 4 | 3 | R13-16 | |
| Deayton, Frank | #27 | 10 | 0 | R01-04, R10-12, R14-16 |
| Dowsing, Roy | #2 | 15 | 2 | R01-08, R10-16 |
| Dullard, Adrian | #34 | 8 | 7 | R01-08 |
| Emselle, Richie | #9 | 13 | 2 | R03-08, R10-16 |
| Fanning, Fred | #6 | 15 | 37 | R01-08, R10-16 |
| Ferguson, Tom | #16 | 5 | 1 | R03-06, R11 |
| Franklin, Arthur | #22 | 3 | 2 | R03, R05, R10 |
| Gibb, Maurie | #10 | 14 | 4 | R01-08, R10, R12-16 |
| Gibbs, Les | #31 | 9 | 4 | R06-08, R10-13, R15-16 |
| Heal, Jack | #7 | 3 | 1 | R10-12 |
| Helmer, Clyde | 2 | 3 | R15-16 | |
| Hewson, Don | #8 | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R05-08, R15 |
| Kramer, Gordon | #7 | 2 | 0 | R06, R08 |
| La Fontaine, Allan | #17 | 12 | 5 | R01-02, R04-08, R10-13, R16 |
| Lenne, George | #13 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R06-08, R10-14, R16 |
| Martin, Bryan | #36 | 3 | 0 | R03, R14-15 |
| Matthews, Norm | #11 | 8 | 0 | R01-07, R10 |
| McDonald, Jim | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| McPherson, Hughie | #25 | 9 | 0 | R04-08, R10-13 |
| Minnis, Jack | 3 | 0 | R14-16 | |
| Mueller, Jack | #12 | 13 | 26 | R01-08, R10-13, R16 |
| Neenan, Bernie | #22 | 1 | 2 | R07 |
| O'Keefe, Jack | #29 | 5 | 2 | R01-05 |
| Powell, Danny | #35 | 7 | 6 | R03, R06-08, R10-11, R14 |
| Rodda, Alby | #30 | 8 | 9 | R04-05, R11-16 |
| Shearer, Ray | #19 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Smith, Norm | #4 | 10 | 30 | R01-02, R04, R10-16 |
| Spargo, Bob | #3 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Stone, Bob | #32 | 3 | 0 | R07-08, R14 |
| Truscott, Keith | #1 | 1 | 1 | R02 |
| Walsh, Darcy | #18 | 7 | 0 | R01, R11-16 |
| Wartman, Ray | #23 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Wood, Ted | #20 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beames, Percy | 15 | 5 | -0- | 10 | R01-08, R10-16 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/1942 | Round 1 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 54 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 16/05/1942 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 79 | Percy Beames | Keith Truscott |
| 23/05/1942 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 56 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 30/05/1942 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 46 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 06/06/1942 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 33 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 13/06/1942 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 44 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 20/06/1942 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 7 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 27/06/1942 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 25 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| Round 9 | BYE | ||||||
| 11/07/1942 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 28 | Percy Beames | Jack Mueller |
| 18/07/1942 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 31 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 25/07/1942 | Round 12 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 20 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 01/08/1942 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 25 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 08/08/1942 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 17 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 15/08/1942 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 61 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 22/08/1942 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 16 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |