1940 VFL Round 17: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1940 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1940 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Jim Adamson captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Adamson and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), J. Baker, R. Bromley, V. Casey, L. Davies, B. Findlay, H. Green, N. Hasell, H. Jones, D. Kemp, J. McCorkell, R. Sitch, S. Slater, C. Spratling, J. Stewart, F. Stubbs, B. Wells, G. Willis, R. Wynd
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, G. Collard, N. Couper, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, M. Dudley, O. Evans, J. Graham, D. Grossman, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, N. Matthews, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, A. Turner, K. Virtue, T. Whitfield
North Melbourne (8.5.53) were defeated by South Melbourne (16.23.119).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (5), H. Green, S. Slater, J. Stewart
South Melbourne: K. Dineen (3), J. Graham (3), M. Dudley (2), L. Reiffel (2), K. Virtue (2), G. Collard, D. Grossman, N. Matthews, R. Richards
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
5,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
8.5.53 - 16.23.119
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| South Melbourne | 6 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 21 | 16 | . | 23 | 16 | . | 23 | (119) |
| Margin | SMLB by 48 | SMLB by 41 | SMLB by 77 | SMLB by 66 | SMLB by 66 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne),
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hutchinson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Baker, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bromley, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Casey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Davies, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Hasell, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Spratling, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Willis, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Wynd, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 5 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Couper, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Turner, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Virtue, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 23 | |||