1943 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1943 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1943 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Bill Findlay captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bill Findlay and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.

North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), J. Allister, J. Bennett, H. Chalmers, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, L. Dobson, S. Dyer, K. Dynon, A. Hacker, J. Harrison, H. Jones, D. Kemp, J. Moran, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, S. Slater, G. Willis

South Melbourne
J. Butcher, V. Castles, J. Cleary, B. Eastmure, J. Graham, J. Hacker, L. Hazelwood, B. Kelly, B. King, C. Lamborn, P. Leahy, M. Leith, A. Linden, A. Mullenger, K. Smith, E. Sweet, J. Sweet, P. Taylor, L. White

North Melbourne (14.7.91) defeated South Melbourne (12.18.90).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (6), S. Murray (6), S. Dyer (2)
South Melbourne: L. White (5), J. Graham (3), B. Eastmure (2), A. Linden, P. Taylor

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 June 1943
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. South Melbourne
Score: 14.7.91 - 12.18.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 5 . 1 9 . 5 11 . 6 14 . 7 14 . 7 (91)
South Melbourne 5 . 6 6 . 9 8 . 15 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Margin SMLB by 5 NMLB by 14 NMLB by 9 NMLB by 1 NMLB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Findlay (North Melbourne), Joe Kelly (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Findlay (North Melbourne), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Allister, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Chalmers, Harry ? ? 0 ?
25 Crawford, Alan ? ? 0 ?
22 Crosbie, Les ? ? 0 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 0 ?
11 Dobson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 2 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill (c) ? ? 6 ?
18 Hacker, Alf ? ? 0 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Jones, Herb ? ? 0 ?
12 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
30 Moran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Murray, Sel ? ? 6 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
23 Slater, Syd ? ? 0 ?
24 Willis, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 7

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
10 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 Eastmure, Bill ? ? 2 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 3 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Hazelwood, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
24 Lamborn, Chris ? ? 0 ?
18 Leahy, Pat ? ? 0 ?
23 Leith, Merv ? ? 0 ?
33 Linden, Alan ? ? 1 ?
21 Mullenger, Allan ? ? 0 ?
9 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 Sweet, Eric ? ? 0 ?
26 Sweet, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Taylor, Percy ? ? 1 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 18

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