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Essendon vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 29-Apr-1939
Final Round 2
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Jack Baggott
135 19.21
141 21.15
Melbourne Coach: Frank Hughes
Melbourne logo
Windy Hill Melbourne by 6 MEL by 6
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 19

6 Bob Standfield — · Position unavailable 3 Dick Reynolds — · Position unavailable 8 Elton Plummer — · Position unavailable 1 Ernie Coward — · Position unavailable 23 Frank Kelly — · Position unavailable 26 Fred Green — · Position unavailable 12 George Bell — · Position unavailable 17 Harry Lippiatt — · Position unavailable 20 Hugh Torney — · Position unavailable 19 Jack Cassin — · Position unavailable 22 Kevin Hardiman — · Position unavailable 10 Leo Maynes — · Position unavailable 24 Les Begley — · Position unavailable 4 Murray Exelby — · Position unavailable 28 Ray Watts — · Position unavailable 14 Stan Wilson — · Position unavailable 9 Ted Bryce — · Position unavailable 29 Tom Reynolds — · Position unavailable 11 William Luff — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 19

30 Alby Rodda — · Position unavailable 3 Bill Baxter — · Position unavailable 32 Dick Hingston — · Position unavailable 19 Frank Roberts — · Position unavailable 11 Harold Ball — · Position unavailable 22 Harry Harley — · Position unavailable 7 Hugh Murnane — · Position unavailable 6 Ian Giles — · Position unavailable 14 Jack Maher — · Position unavailable 12 Jack Mueller — · Position unavailable 5 Keith Truscott — · Position unavailable 13 Les Jones — · Position unavailable 10 Maurie Gibb — · Position unavailable 4 Norm Smith — · Position unavailable 23 Ray Wartman — · Position unavailable 9 Richie Emselle — · Position unavailable 15 Ron Baggott — · Position unavailable 31 Ron Barassi — · Position unavailable 8 Rowley Fischer — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS6.51.38.94.4135
MEL4.47.64.16.4141

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Tom ReynoldsESS
Behinds
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Tackles
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Team Stats

ESSMEL

Scoring / Attack

19Goals21
0Behinds0
0Behinds Rushed0

Match Summary

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How the match finished

Melbourne beat Essendon by 6 points, 141–135.

Melbourne came from 6 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Essendon 40–28 in the final term to take the win.

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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