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Melbourne vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 12-Aug-1939
Final Round 16
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Frank Hughes
148 22.16
95 13.17
Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey
Geelong logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 53 MEL by 53
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 19

30 Alby Rodda — · Position unavailable 17 Allan La Fontaine — · Position unavailable 32 Dick Hingston — · Position unavailable 19 Frank Roberts — · Position unavailable 1 Gordon Jones — · Position unavailable 11 Harold Ball — · Position unavailable 22 Harry Harley — · Position unavailable 7 Hugh Murnane — · Position unavailable 29 Jack OKeefe — · Position unavailable 5 Keith Truscott — · Position unavailable 13 Les Jones — · Position unavailable 4 Norm Smith — · Position unavailable 24 Percy Beames — · Position unavailable 23 Ray Wartman — · Position unavailable 9 Richie Emselle — · Position unavailable 15 Ron Baggott — · Position unavailable 21 Ron Kimberley — · Position unavailable 8 Rowley Fischer — · Position unavailable 36 Syd Anderson — · Position unavailable
Away team

Geelong

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 19

10 Allan Everett — · Position unavailable 29 Clyde Helmer — · Position unavailable 35 Doug Rankin — · Position unavailable 15 Geoff Mahon — · Position unavailable 6 George Dougherty — · Position unavailable 7 George Gniel — · Position unavailable 31 Jack Butcher — · Position unavailable 14 Jack Grant — · Position unavailable 27 Jim Nash — · Position unavailable 21 Joe Sellwood — · Position unavailable 4 Laurie Slack — · Position unavailable 1 Leo Dean — · Position unavailable 23 Norm Glenister — · Position unavailable 24 Reg Gross — · Position unavailable 18 Reg Hickey — · Position unavailable 26 Rupe Bethune — · Position unavailable 3 Stan Howard — · Position unavailable 8 Tom Arklay — · Position unavailable 16 Tommy Quinn — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL2.511.66.23.3148
GEE2.60.38.23.695

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Norm SmithMEL
Behinds
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Tackles
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Team Stats

MELGEE

Scoring / Attack

22Goals13
0Behinds0
0Behinds Rushed0

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Geelong by 53 points, 148–95.

Melbourne took a 56-point lead into the last quarter. Geelong cut that back to 53 by the final siren, scoring 24 points to 21 in the final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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