Match Recap
Semi Final·Sat, 16-Sep-1939 2:30 PM·M.C.G.·54,776 att.
Melbourne
15.14 (104)
vs
Collingwood
12.18 (90)
Melbourne won by 14

Melbourne defeated Collingwood 104–90, by 14 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the third quarter, when Melbourne outscored Collingwood 32–16.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne3.4 (22)5.9 (39)10.11 (71)15.14 (104)15.14 (104)
Collingwood3.3 (21)7.10 (52)9.14 (68)12.18 (90)12.18 (90)

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#36 Syd Anderson
#15 Ron Baggott
#11 Harold Ball1
#31 Ron Barassi2
#24 Percy Beames3
#8 Rowley Fischer
#26 Jack Furniss
#32 Dick Hingston
#1 Gordon Jones
#13 Les Jones1
#17 Allan La Fontaine
#18 Wally Lock
#14 Jack Maher
#12 Jack Mueller4
#29 Jack OKeefe
#19 Frank Roberts
#4 Norm Smith3
#5 Keith Truscott1
#23 Ray Wartman

Collingwood — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#3 Don Balfour1
#4 Norm Campbell
#5 Jack Carmody
#2 Albert Collier
#1 Harry Collier
#7 Ron Dowling
#8 Des Fothergill2
#27 Jack Green
#10 Gordon Hocking
#11 Jack Knight1
#13 Phonse Kyne
#29 Jack Murphy1
#17 Harold Powell1
#18 Jack Regan
#21 Ron Todd6
#22 Bill Unwin
#28 Marcus Whelan
#24 Alan Williams
#25 Bervin Woods