1938 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1938 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1938 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Keith Forbes.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, E. Glass, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, J. Maher, P. McNamara, H. Murnane, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Baker, W. Carter, J. Cordner, A. Crawford, S. Dyer, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, H. Green, A. Hacker, C. Lamborn, R. Lyons, M. McFarlane, E. Morcom, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, R. Sitch
Melbourne (18.14.122) defeated North Melbourne (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (8), R. Barassi (2), P. Beames (2), E. Glass (2), J. Maher (2), R. Fischer, L. Jones
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (5), S. Murray (3), K. Forbes (2), J. Baker, J. Cordner, R. Lyons, D. O'Brien
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
12,808
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
18.14.122 - 14.8.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 1 | 16 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | MELB by 23 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 40 | MELB by 30 | MELB by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 14 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Baker, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Hacker, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lamborn, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Lyons, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 8 | |||