1941 VFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1941 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1941 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Bill Findlay captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Adamson, J. Allister, L. Crosbie, S. Dyer, J. Harrison, R. Howell, G. Kennedy, J. McCorkell, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, J. Reid, T. Roulent, C. Skinner, C. Spratling, F. Stubbs, G. Willis
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, P. Beames, G. Daly, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, M. Gibb, D. Hingston, G. Lenne, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mueller, B. Neenan, J. O'Keefe, N. Smith, R. Wartman
North Melbourne (17.14.116) were defeated by Melbourne (20.9.129).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (5), S. Dyer (3), G. Kennedy (3), J. Allister (2), B. Findlay (2), J. Harrison, D. O'Brien
Melbourne: N. Smith (8), R. Dowsing (4), R. Baggott (3), J. Mueller (2), B. Neenan (2), J. O'Keefe
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
5,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
17.14.116 - 20.9.129
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Melbourne | 9 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 9 | (129) |
| Margin | MELB by 40 | MELB by 41 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Findlay
(North Melbourne),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Howell, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Reid, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Spratling, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Willis, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Neenan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 9 | |||