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1939 VFL grand final

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1939 VFL Grand Final

Melbourne

Collingwood
21.22 (148) 14.11 (95)
1 2 3 4
MEL 3.5 (23) 10.10 (70) 15.14 (104) 21.22 (148)
COLL 6.5 (41) 10.6 (66) 13.9 (87) 14.11 (95)
Date30 September 1939
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance78,110
1938 VFL Grand Final 1940

The1939 VFL Grand Finalwas anAustralian rules footballgame contested between theMelbourne Football ClubandCollingwood Football Club,held at theMelbourne Cricket GroundinMelbourneon 30 September 1939. It was the 41st annualGrand Finalof theVictorian Football League,staged to determine thepremiersfor the1939 VFL season.

The match

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The match, attended by 78,110 spectators, was won by Melbourne by a margin of 53 points, marking that club's third premiership victory and first since winning the1926 VFL Grand Final.

The teams

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Melbourne
Collingwood
Melbourne
B: Richie Emselle Jack Mueller Rowley Fischer
HB: Dick Hingston Gordon Jones Frank Roberts
C: Ray Wartman Allan La Fontaine(c) Syd Anderson
HF: Keith Truscott Ron Baggott Les Jones
F: Harold Ball Norm Smith Alby Rodda
Foll: Ron Kimberley Jack Furniss Percy Beames
Res: Jack O'Keefe
Coach: Checker Hughes
Collingwood
B: Gordon Hocking Jack Regan Jack Murphy
HB: Jack Ross Alan Williams Don Balfour
C: Pat Fricker Marcus Whelan Norm Campbell
HF: Cliff MacRae Phonse Kyne Vin Doherty
F: Jack Knight Ron Todd Des Fothergill
Foll: Albert Collier Bervyn Woods Harry Collier(c)
Res: Jack Green
Coach: Jock McHale
  • Umpire - Alan Coward/Bill Blackburn

Statistics

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Goalkickers

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Melbourne FC, premier team

Melbourne:

  • P Beames 4
  • A Rodda 4
  • L Jones 3
  • H Ball 2
  • J Mueller 2
  • K Truscott 2
  • R Baggott 1
  • A La Fontaine 1
  • N Smith 1
  • R Wartman 1

Collingwood:

  • R Todd 6
  • D Fothergill 3
  • J Knight 2
  • D Balfour 1
  • V Doherty 1
  • C McCrae 1

See also

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References

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1939 Grand FinalonYouTube