Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 20-May-1939 2:45 PM·Corio Oval·12,000 att.
Geelong
12.18 (90)
vs
Melbourne
15.16 (106)
Melbourne won by 16

Melbourne defeated Geelong 106–90, by 16 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when Melbourne outscored Geelong 30–7.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong5.7 (37)6.8 (44)11.13 (79)12.18 (90)12.18 (90)
Melbourne4.1 (25)8.7 (55)13.13 (91)15.16 (106)15.16 (106)

Geelong — 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
#8 Tom Arklay———————————————
#1 Leo Dean———————————————
#6 George Dougherty—————3—————————
#10 Allan Everett———————————————
#7 George Gniel———————————————
#11 Colin Graham—————1—————————
#14 Jack Grant———————————————
#24 Reg Gross———————————————
#29 Clyde Helmer—————2—————————
#18 Reg Hickey———————————————
#9 Bernie Hore———————————————
#17 Jack Lynch———————————————
#15 Geoff Mahon—————1—————————
#28 Angie Muller—————2—————————
#16 Tommy Quinn—————1—————————
#21 Joe Sellwood———————————————
#4 Laurie Slack———————————————
#19 Joe Tucker———————————————
#5 Ted Tuohill—————2—————————

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

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#15 Ron Baggott———————————————
#11 Harold Ball—————4—————————
#31 Ron Barassi—————1—————————
#24 Percy Beames—————1—————————
#33 Ted Buckley———————————————
#9 Richie Emselle———————————————
#10 Maurie Gibb—————1—————————
#22 Harry Harley———————————————
#32 Dick Hingston———————————————
#1 Gordon Jones———————————————
#13 Les Jones—————1—————————
#17 Allan La Fontaine———————————————
#18 Wally Lock———————————————
#14 Jack Maher———————————————
#12 Jack Mueller—————3—————————
#29 Jack OKeefe—————2—————————
#19 Frank Roberts———————————————
#4 Norm Smith—————2—————————
#23 Ray Wartman———————————————