1941 VFL Season Round 1: North Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1941 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round one of the 1941 season of the Victorian Football League. North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval. In the absence of Tom Arklay, vice-captain Joe Sellwood captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Len Metherell.

North Melbourne (15.18.108) defeated Geelong (15.17.107).

Match Details

Season: 1941 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: North Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 26 April 1941
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 15.18.108 - 15.17.107

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 1 10 . 7 11 . 9 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
Geelong 8 . 6 9 . 8 14 . 16 15 . 17 15 . 17 (107)
Margin GEEL by 35 NMLB by 5 GEEL by 25 NMLB by 1 NMLB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

North Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bob McCaskill

Geelong

Captain: Joe Sellwood (acting)
Coach: Len Metherell

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

S. O'Brien

Boundary Umpires

A. Tulloch

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Abikhair, Dick ? ? 0 ?
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 3 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 2 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Kemp, Don ? ? 1 ?
18 Kennedy, George ? ? 1 ?
14 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
23 Montgomery, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Murray, Sel ? ? 7 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
29 Parks, Ossy ? ? 0 ?
3 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
15 Ryan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
4 Stewart, Jim ? ? 1 ?
17 Stubbs, Frank ? ? 0 ?
24 Willis, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 18

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Bethune, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 3 ?
25 Glenister, Mick ? ? 0 ?
7 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Graham, Colin ? ? 0 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
24 Heard, Harry ? ? 1 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
22 Knight, Jim ? ? 2 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 2 ?
23 Nankervis, Vic ? ? 2 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe (ac) ? ? 0 ?
18 Toyne, Len ? ? 0 ?
20 Tucker, Neil ? ? 0 ?
19 White, Lindsay ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 17

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