1943 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1943 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1943 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Bill Findlay captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Bill Findlay.

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), M. Brooks, D. Brown, B. Calverley, A. Clay, B. Clay, F. Curcio, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Dyring, J. Grant, J. Hallahan, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, W. Miller, K. Stackpole, A. White, H. Winberg, S. Wright

North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, J. Bennett, V. Casey, D. Chirgwin, A. Crawford, A. Crump, L. Dobson, S. Dyer, K. Dynon, A. Hacker, H. Jones, D. Kemp, J. Moran, S. Murray, S. Slater, C. Spratling, G. Willis

Fitzroy (23.12.150) defeated North Melbourne (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: K. Stackpole (4), A. White (4), D. Brown (3), J. Grant (3), M. Hearn (3), S. Dawson (2), H. Winberg (2), W. Miller, S. Wright
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (4), S. Murray (2), J. Allister, V. Casey, A. Crump, S. Slater

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 1st on the ladder (up from 5th) and North Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 5 June 1943
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. North Melbourne
Score: 23.12.150 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 7 . 4 12 . 7 16 . 9 23 . 12 23 . 12 (150)
North Melbourne 1 . 1 4 . 4 8 . 9 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin FITZ by 39 FITZ by 51 FITZ by 48 FITZ by 77 FITZ by 77
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Bill Findlay (North Melbourne)
Captains: Fred Hughson (Fitzroy), Bill Findlay (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bride

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Brooks, Merv ? ? 0 ?
7 Brown, Doug ? ? 3 ?
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 2 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
4 Dyring, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
19 Grant, Jack ? ? 3 ?
28 Hallahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 3 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Miller, Wally ? ? 1 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 4 ?
36 White, Allan ? ? 4 ?
11 Winberg, Harold ? ? 2 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 23 12

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Abikhair, Dick ? ? 0 ?
8 Allister, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Casey, Vin ? ? 1 ?
13 Chirgwin, Dick ? ? 0 ?
25 Crawford, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 1 ?
11 Dobson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 0 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill (c) ? ? 4 ?
18 Hacker, Alf ? ? 0 ?
15 Jones, Herb ? ? 0 ?
12 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
30 Moran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Murray, Sel ? ? 2 ?
23 Slater, Syd ? ? 1 ?
17 Spratling, Col ? ? 0 ?
24 Willis, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 13

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