1940 VFL Season Round 8: North Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1940 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round eight of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League. North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval. The hosts were coached by Jim Adamson and the visitors were coached by Allan Everett.

North Melbourne (8.15.63) were defeated by Geelong (13.20.98).

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: North Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 15 June 1940
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 5,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 8.15.63 - 13.20.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 9 4 . 11 7 . 15 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
Geelong 0 . 2 3 . 10 3 . 13 13 . 20 13 . 20 (98)
Margin NMLB by 25 NMLB by 7 NMLB by 26 GEEL by 35 GEEL by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jim Adamson (caretaker)

Geelong

Captain: unknown
Coach: Allan Everett (caretaker)

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

D. Sullivan

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
30 Coward, George ? ? 0 ?
13 Davies, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 1 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 2 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 1 ?
18 Kennedy, George ? ? 1 ?
20 Lyons, Roy ? ? 0 ?
14 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
23 Montgomery, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Murray, Sel ? ? 3 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
3 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
12 Sitch, Roy ? ? 0 ?
4 Stewart, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Stubbs, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 15

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 1 ?
26 Bethune, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 2 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 2 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 2 ?
12 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
22 Knight, Jim ? ? 3 ?
17 Lynch, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
16 Muller, Nick ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
18 Toyne, Len ? ? 0 ?
20 Tucker, Neil ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 20

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