1940 VFL 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 8 of the 1940 VFL season.
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
J. Adamson, W. Carter, J. Cordner, G. Coward, L. Davies, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, G. Kennedy, R. Lyons, J. McCorkell, B. Montgomery, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, T. Roulent, R. Sitch, J. Stewart, F. Stubbs, L. Thomas
Geelong
T. Arklay, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, S. Howard, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, N. Muller, J. Sellwood, L. Toyne, N. Tucker
North Melbourne (8.15.63) were defeated by Geelong (13.20.98).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (3), B. Findlay (2), S. Dyer, J. Harrison, G. Kennedy
Geelong: J. Knight (3), G. Dougherty (2), N. Glenister (2), J. Grant (2), C. Helmer (2), T. Arklay, G. Mahon
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne),
Allan Everett
(Geelong)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||