1939 Games · 1939 Player Statistics

Melbourne 84 – 121 Richmond

← · 1939 · Round 1 · 22/04/1939 2:45 · M.C.G. · Crowd 21840 · →

Melbourne 1.5.112.10.226.14.5011.18.84
Richmond 6.5.419.9.6311.13.7917.19.121
Qrt margin RI by 30RI by 41RI by 29RI by 37
Qrt scores RI 41-11RI 22-11ME 28-16RI 42-34
Field umpires Bill Blackburn (172)

Melbourne Match Statistics (84) — Coach: Frank Hughes

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
15 Ron Baggott 2
11 Harold Ball
31 Ron Barassi 3
8 Rowley Fischer
26 Jack Furniss
10 Maurie Gibb
6 Ian Giles
32 Dick Hingston
1 Gordon Jones
13 Les Jones
17 Allan La Fontaine
18 Wally Lock
12 Jack Mueller
7 Hugh Murnane 1
5 Lou Reiffel 2
19 Frank Roberts
4 Norm Smith 3
23 Ray Wartman
20 Frank Williams
Totals 11
Opposition 17

Richmond Match Statistics (121) — Coach: Perce Bentley

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
3 Len Ablett
1 Perce Bentley
9 Martin Bolger
15 Jack Cotter
18 Jack Crane
14 Norm Dickson
17 Jack Dyer
2 Bert Edwards
22 Danny Guinane
20 Dick Harris 6
27 Ian Hull
7 Ray Martin 1
16 Kevin ONeill
6 Jack Scott
24 George Smeaton 2
28 Harry Smith
8 Laird Smith 2
19 Jack Symons 1
12 Jack Titus 5
Totals 17
Opposition 11

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
15 Ron Baggott 22y 96d 52 (32-1-19 62.50%) 137 (2.63) ← ←
11 Harold Ball 18y 328d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
31 Ron Barassi 25y 180d 32 (23-0-9 71.88%) 45 (1.41) ← ←
8 Rowley Fischer 29y 57d 94 (52-1-41 55.85%) 27 (0.29) ← ←
26 Jack Furniss 24y 132d 39 (27-0-12 69.23%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
10 Maurie Gibb 25y 74d 60 (37-1-22 62.50%) 105 (1.75) ← ←
6 Ian Giles 20y 271d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
32 Dick Hingston 23y 127d 15 (10-0-5 66.67%) ← ←
1 Gordon Jones 25y 172d 40 (23-0-17 57.50%) 2 (0.05) ← ←
13 Les Jones 29y 59d 97 (53-1-43 55.15%) 62 (0.64) ← ←
17 Allan La Fontaine 28y 128d 89 (52-1-36 58.99%) 51 (0.57) ← ←
18 Wally Lock 22y 90d 41 (27-0-14 65.85%) 11 (0.27) ← ←
12 Jack Mueller 23y 225d 83 (48-1-34 58.43%) 96 (1.16) ← ←
7 Hugh Murnane 22y 175d 35 (25-0-10 71.43%) 26 (0.74) ← ←
5 Lou Reiffel 28y 168d 35 (22-0-13 62.86%) 73 (2.09) ← ←
19 Frank Roberts 27y 54d 77 (43-0-34 55.84%) 49 (0.64) 50 (32-0-18 64.00%) 5 (0.10)
4 Norm Smith 23y 152d 53 (33-1-19 63.21%) 160 (3.02) ← ←
23 Ray Wartman 24y 83d 66 (41-1-24 62.88%) 32 (0.48) ← ←
20 Frank Williams 24y 203d 6 (3-0-3 50.00%) 1 (0.17) 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) 1 (0.33)
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 242d 916 (551-8-357 60.59%) 878 (0.96)
C Frank Hughes 45y 55d 233 (146-3-84 63.30%) 113 (59-1-53 52.65%)

Richmond Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Richmond Games (W-D-L W%) Richmond Goals (Ave.)
3 Len Ablett 22y 347d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
1 Perce Bentley 32y 130d 228 (153-3-72 67.76%) 224 (0.98) ← ←
9 Martin Bolger 32y 246d 169 (117-2-50 69.82%) 2 (0.01) ← ←
15 Jack Cotter 24y 104d 54 (33-1-20 62.04%) ← ←
18 Jack Crane 25y 239d 37 (22-0-15 59.46%) 7 (0.19) 35 (21-0-14 60.00%)
14 Norm Dickson 23y 196d 16 (8-1-7 53.13%) 11 (0.69) ← ←
17 Jack Dyer 25y 158d 117 (79-2-36 68.38%) 85 (0.73) ← ←
2 Bert Edwards 24y 121d 15 (9-0-6 60.00%) 5 (0.33) ← ←
22 Danny Guinane 27y 339d 69 (44-0-25 63.77%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
20 Dick Harris 27y 183d 92 (60-1-31 65.76%) 251 (2.73) ← ←
27 Ian Hull 22y 306d 47 (25-0-22 53.19%) 29 (0.62) ← ←
7 Ray Martin 29y 155d 125 (88-2-35 71.20%) 118 (0.94) ← ←
16 Kevin ONeill 31y 33d 168 (116-2-50 69.64%) 12 (0.07) ← ←
6 Jack Scott 23y 177d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
24 George Smeaton 21y 330d 52 (31-1-20 60.58%) 17 (0.33) ← ←
28 Harry Smith 22y 287d 9 (6-0-3 66.67%) 2 (0.22) ← ←
8 Laird Smith 25y 280d 58 (34-0-24 58.62%) 79 (1.36) 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) 2 (2.00)
19 Jack Symons 26y 346d 57 (34-1-22 60.53%) 41 (0.72) ← ←
12 Jack Titus 31y 44d 206 (139-3-64 68.20%) 650 (3.16) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 26y 154d 1521 (1000-19-502 66.37%) 1534 (1.01)
C Perce Bentley 32y 130d 95 (61-1-33 64.74%) ←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.