1942 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1942 VFL Season
Team:
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 |