Match Recap
Round 15·Sat, 5-Aug-1939 2:45 PM·M.C.G.·12,882 att.
Melbourne
14.18 (102)
vs
North Melbourne
9.6 (60)
Melbourne won by 42

Melbourne defeated North Melbourne 102–60, by 42 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the second quarter, when Melbourne outscored North Melbourne 30–6.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne4.4 (28)8.10 (58)10.15 (75)14.18 (102)14.18 (102)
North Melbourne2.2 (14)3.2 (20)7.5 (47)9.6 (60)9.6 (60)

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 Baggott1
#11 Harold Ball3
#24 Percy Beames1
#2 Roy Dowsing
#9 Richie Emselle
#8 Rowley Fischer
#32 Dick Hingston
#1 Gordon Jones
#13 Les Jones3
#21 Ron Kimberley
#17 Allan La Fontaine
#7 Hugh Murnane
#29 Jack OKeefe
#19 Frank Roberts
#30 Alby Rodda2
#4 Norm Smith2
#5 Keith Truscott1
#23 Ray Wartman1

North 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
#8 Jim Adamson
#17 Wally Carter
#14 Eric Clark
#6 Jock Cordner
#11 Geoff Dalley1
#5 Syd Dyer2
#15 Ted Ellis
#9 Bill Findlay
#1 Keith Forbes2
#22 Don Kemp
#18 George Kennedy1
#23 Bill Montgomery
#26 Eddie Morcom
#24 Sel Murray2
#29 Ossy Parks
#3 Tom Roulent
#12 Roy Sitch
#7 Charles Skinner
#21 Frank Stubbs1