Round 1, 1939 · Western Oval (Whitten Oval) · Saturday 22 April 1939, 2:45pm
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 51 | 64 | 76 | 102 |
| Essendon | 19 | 43 | 74 | 107 |
Crowd 23,000. Coaches: Joe Kelly and Jack Baggott. Umpires: Eric Hawkins.
| George Bennett | 5 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | 13 | 0 |
| Stan Livingstone | 23 | 0 |
| Paul Standfield | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Spargo | 16 | 0 |
| Leo Ryan | 17 | 0 |
| Ambrose Palmer | 24 | 0 |
| Jim Miller | 19 | 0 |
| Reg Evenden | 15 | 0 |
| Roy Evans | 9 | 0 |
| Alan Collins (debut) | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Cahill (debut) | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Greenham | 20 | 1 |
| Alf Sampson | 28 | 1 |
| Jack Ryan | 7 | 1 |
| Harry Hickey | 1 | 2 |
| Norm Ware | 4 | 2 |
| Arthur Olliver | 3 | 3 |
| Joe Ryan | 10 | 4 |
| Fred Green (debut) | 26 | 0 |
| Jack Cassin | 19 | 0 |
| George Bell | 12 | 0 |
| Arthur Slater | 16 | 0 |
| Stan Wilson | 14 | 0 |
| Hugh Torney | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Standfield | 6 | 0 |
| Wally Buttsworth (debut) | 15 | 0 |
| Harry Lippiatt | 17 | 0 |
| Leo Maynes | 10 | 0 |
| William Luff | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Caesar | 5 | 1 |
| Ted Bryce | 9 | 1 |
| Norm McDermott | 2 | 1 |
| Les Begley | 24 | 1 |
| Murray Exelby | 4 | 1 |
| Dick Reynolds | 3 | 2 |
| Ray Watts | 28 | 2 |
| Tom Reynolds | 29 | 6 |
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170 meetings: Footscray 72, Essendon 96, 2 drawn.
Western Bulldogs by 34 · crowd 38,786
Western Bulldogs by 93 · crowd 29,367
Western Bulldogs by 91 · crowd 47,266
Essendon by 29 · crowd 50,144
Western Bulldogs by 41 · crowd 43,634
Western Bulldogs by 32 · crowd 33,677