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1939 Essendon Dons Roster
Team Record: 8-10 - 32 points
Finishing 6th in the VFL
Coach: Dick Reynolds (4-6)
Coach: Jack Baggott (2-4)
Coach: Harry Hunter (2-0)
The Essendon Dons of the Victorian Football League ended the 1939 season with a record of 8 wins and 10 losses for 32 points finishing sixth in the VFL. Dick Reynolds, Jack Baggott and Harry Hunter coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Norm Baker | April 24, 1917 | 6'0" | 174 | ||
Les Begley | October 14, 1916 | 6'0" | 176 | ||
George Bell | May 7, 1912 | 5'8" | 174 | ||
Ted Bryce | December 21, 1912 | 5'6" | 176 | ||
Percy Bushby | May 27, 1919 | 6'2" | 198 | ||
Wally Buttsworth | January 21, 1917 | 6'1" | 201 | North Perth, WA | |
Jack Caesar | January 5, 1917 | 5'5" | 148 | ||
Jack Cassin | July 1, 1915 | 6'0" | 181 | ||
Ernie Coward | January 27, 1916 | 5'7" | 148 | ||
Norm Doig | July 24, 1910 | 5'9" | 176 | Mount Lawley, WA | |
Bill Eastmure | February 22, 1914 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Murray Exelby | October 11, 1912 | 5'8" | 159 | ||
Ashley Foley | December 27, 1915 | 5'10" | 176 | ||
Godfrey Goldin | June 10, 1919 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
Bill Green | October 12, 1914 | 6'0" | 168 | ||
Fred Green | March 6, 1921 | 5'11" | 183 | ||
Les Griggs | May 6, 1914 | 5'11" | 176 | ||
Kevin Hardiman | July 24, 1915 | 5'11" | 183 | ||
Frank Kelly | December 23, 1910 | 5'7" | 157 | ||
Chris Lambert | March 12, 1920 | 5'7" | 172 | ||
Harry Lippiatt | December 24, 1917 | 5'9" | 154 | ||
William Luff | December 25, 1909 | 5'10" | 174 | ||
Leo Maynes | June 5, 1911 | 6'0" | 183 | ||
Norm McDermott | May 13, 1913 | 5'8" | 157 | ||
Peter Paterson | July 27, 1916 | 6'1" | 174 | ||
George Pattinson | May 6, 1914 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Elton Plummer | July 31, 1914 | 5'9" | 159 | ||
Ted Regan | June 6, 1915 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
Dick Reynolds | June 20, 1915 | 5'10" | 181 | ||
Tom Reynolds | November 21, 1916 | 5'11" | 187 | ||
Ted Rippon | April 29, 1914 | 6'0" | 183 | ||
Arthur Slater | December 16, 1914 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
Ron Smith | September 4, 1916 | 5'7" | 152 | ||
Bob Standfield | September 30, 1915 | 6'0" | 183 | ||
Hugh Torney | November 14, 1909 | 6'3" | 203 | ||
Ray Watts | August 13, 1917 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Stan Wilson | October 12, 1912 | 5'11" | 161 |