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Melbourne vs Essendon

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Round: 13   Venue: M.C.G.   Date: Sat, 15-07-1939 2:45 pm   Crowd: 16,247  
Melbourne 1.5.114.10.344.13.377.18.60 C:  Frank Hughes
Essendon 2.4.165.8.388.13.6110.17.77 C:  Dick Reynolds
  ESS by 5ESS by 4ESS by 24ESS by 17  

Match stats

Melbourne Match Stats Career
# Player K M H D G B HO T FF FA Age Games G
36 Anderson, Sid 2 21y 193d 4 8
15 Baggott, Ron 0 22y 180d 62 159
11 Ball, Harold 3 19y 47d 13 19
9 Emselle, Richie 0 21y 294d 29 3
26 Furniss, Jack 0 24y 216d 45 2
6 Giles, Ian 0 20y 355d 6 0
22 Harley, Harry 0 23y 159d 18 5
32 Hingston, Dick 0 23y 211d 26 0
13 Jones, Les 0 29y 143d 109 73
21 Kimberley, Ron 0 25y 0d 6 3
18 Lock, Wally 0 22y 174d 51 11
14 Maher, Jack 0 23y 5d 16 7
12 Mueller, Jack 0 23y 309d 95 113
29 O'Keefe, Jack 1 23y 289d 6 4
19 Roberts, Frank 0 27y 138d 83 49
4 Smith, Norm 0 23y 236d 65 188
35 Symonds, Derek 0 20y 277d 1 0
5 Truscott, Keith 1 23y 59d 33 15
23 Wartman, Ray 0 24y 167d 78 37
  Rushed   18  
  Totals         7 18         23y 143d 746 696
Essendon Match Stats Career
# Player K M H D G B HO T FF FA Age Games G
7 Baker, Norm 0 22y 82d 28 0
24 Begley, Les 1 22y 274d 24 16
12 Bell, George 0 27y 69d 86 4
9 Bryce, Ted 0 26y 206d 59 30
15 Buttsworth, Wally 0 22y 175d 7 0
5 Caesar, Jack 0 22y 191d 23 6
19 Cassin, Jack 0 24y 14d 47 34
1 Coward, Ernie 0 23y 169d 12 4
21 Doig, Norm 0 28y 356d 1 0
31 Goldin, Godfrey 1 20y 35d 4 2
33 Griggs, Les 0 25y 70d 43 14
22 Hardiman, Kevin 1 23y 356d 13 19
11 Luff, Bill 0 29y 202d 72 37
10 Maynes, Leo 0 28y 40d 41 9
25 Pattinson, George 1 25y 70d 53 14
3 Reynolds, Dick 1 24y 25d 106 133
29 Reynolds, Tom 4 22y 236d 36 136
20 Torney, Hugh 0 29y 243d 100 55
28 Watts, Ray 1 21y 336d 35 95
  Rushed   17  
  Totals         10 17         24y 280d 790 608

Match highlights

Les Jones played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.