1940 VFL Round 7: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1940 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1940 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Len Thomas captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Len Thomas and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
North Melbourne
L. Thomas (capt.), J. Baker, M. Bolger, W. Carter, J. Cordner, L. Davies, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, V. Hogan, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, B. Montgomery, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, T. Roulent, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, P. Beames, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, W. Lock, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, R. Wartman
North Melbourne (8.1.49) were defeated by Melbourne (12.34.106).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (3), L. Thomas (2), W. Carter, S. Dyer, J. Harrison
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), P. Beames (2), A. Rodda (2), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, J. O'Keefe, R. Wartman
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
5,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
8.1.49 - 12.34.106
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | (49) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 23 | 12 | . | 34 | 12 | . | 34 | (106) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 57 | MELB by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Len Thomas
(North Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Len Thomas
(North Melbourne),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Baker, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bolger, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Davies, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Hogan, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thomas, Len (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 1 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 34 | |||