1938 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1938 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1938 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Keith Forbes captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Keith Forbes and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.

North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Anderson, J. Bicknell, W. Carter, J. Cordner, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, L. Jacobs, L. Johnson, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, R. McLeod, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, C. Skinner, L. Tyrrell, B. Whittam

South Melbourne
T. Allen, J. Austin, G. Bryce, J. Cleary, R. Coyle, O. Evans, P. Farrelly, B. Faul, N. Fletcher, J. Hacker, A. Hedge, D. Howard, R. Humphries, H. Matthews, R. Moore, J. Quinn, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, L. Thomas

North Melbourne (9.10.64) defeated South Melbourne (6.8.44).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (5), S. Murray (4)
South Melbourne: O. Evans (2), G. Bryce, A. Hedge, J. Quinn, L. Thomas

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 April 1938
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 9.10.64 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 4 . 5 7 . 8 9 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
South Melbourne 0 . 2 1 . 4 3 . 5 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin NMLB by 27 NMLB by 40 NMLB by 40 NMLB by 20 NMLB by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Keith Forbes (North Melbourne), Roy Cazaly (South Melbourne)
Captains: Keith Forbes (North Melbourne), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Hawkins
Boundary Umpire: C. Muir

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Bicknell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 5 ?
1 Forbes, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Jacobs, Les ? ? 0 ?
20 Johnson, Lloyd ? ? 0 ?
18 Kennedy, George ? ? 0 ?
28 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 0 ?
22 McLeod, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Montgomery, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Morcom, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
24 Murray, Sel ? ? 4 ?
7 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
25 Tyrrell, Leo ? ? 0 ?
32 Whittam, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 10

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Bryce, George ? ? 1 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 2 ?
30 Farrelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Fletcher, Norm ? ? 0 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Hedge, Alf ? ? 1 ?
16 Howard, Don ? ? 0 ?
26 Humphries, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
12 Moore, Roy ? ? 0 ?
2 Quinn, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
15 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
9 Thomas, Len ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s