1939 VFL Grand Final
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MEL 3.5 (23)
10.10 (70)
15.14 (104)
21.22 (148)
COLL 6.5 (41)
10.6 (66)
13.9 (87)
14.11 (95)
Date 30 September 1939 Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance 78,110
The 1939 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Collingwood Football Club , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 30 September 1939. It was the 41st annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine the premiers for the 1939 VFL season .
The match
The match, attended by 78,110 spectators, was won by Melbourne by a margin of 53 points, marking that club's third premiership victory and first since winning the 1926 VFL Grand Final .
The teams
Umpire(s) – Alan Coward and Bill Blackburn
Statistics
Goalkickers
Melbourne FC, premier team
Melbourne :
P Beames 4
A Rodda 4
L Jones 3
H Ball 2
J Mueller 2
K Truscott 2
R Baggott 1
A La Fontaine 1
N Smith 1
R Wartman 1
Collingwood :
R Todd 6
D Fothergill 3
J Knight 2
D Balfour 1
V Doherty 1
C McCrae 1
See also
References
External links
1939 Grand Final YouTube
VFL/AFL home grounds AFLW home grounds VFL/AFL premierships (13) Runner-up (5) AFLW premierships (1) Runner-up (1) Seasons (150)bold ) Women's seasons (9) Related articles Melbourne did not field a team from 1916–1918 due to the First World War
VFL/AFL home grounds AFLW home grounds VFA premierships (1) VFL/AFL premierships (16) Runner-up (27) Seasons bold )Related articles
Clubs
Seasons Grand finals Venues Other awards Major recurring Second-tier and
Related articles Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924
