1943 VFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1943 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 9 of the 1943 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval. Bill Findlay captained the hosts. Jack Dyer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Findlay and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.

North Melbourne
B. Findlay (capt.), J. Bennett, B. Bretherton, H. Chalmers, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, D. Day, P. Dunstone, S. Dyer, K. Dynon, L. Foote, H. Jones, D. Kemp, S. McGain, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, S. Slater, R. Smith

Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, A. Brannan, L. Cahill, N. Doherty, R. Durham, B. Edwards, D. Harris, L. Maguire, L. Merrett, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, B. Randall, J. Scott, G. Styles, J. Titus, B. Waldron

North Melbourne (9.2.56) were defeated by Richmond (13.7.85).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (5), P. Dunstone, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, L. Foote
Richmond: J. Dyer (6), D. Harris (3), J. Titus (2), N. Doherty, B. Edwards

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 3 July 1943
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 9.2.56 - 13.7.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 0 . 1 4 . 1 6 . 1 9 . 2 9 . 2 (56)
Richmond 5 . 2 7 . 5 10 . 7 13 . 7 13 . 7 (85)
Margin RICH by 31 RICH by 22 RICH by 30 RICH by 29 RICH by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Findlay (North Melbourne), Jack Dyer (Richmond)
Captains: Bill Findlay (North Melbourne), Jack Dyer (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Hutchinson

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Bretherton, Basil ? ? 0 ?
16 Chalmers, Harry ? ? 0 ?
25 Crawford, Alan ? ? 0 ?
22 Crosbie, Les ? ? 0 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 0 ?
14 Day, Dick ? ? 0 ?
6 Dunstone, Phil ? ? 1 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 1 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
Foote, Les ? ? 1 ?
15 Jones, Herb ? ? 0 ?
12 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
3 McGain, Syd ? ? 0 ?
26 Murray, Sel ? ? 5 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 0 ?
23 Slater, Syd ? ? 0 ?
29 Smith, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 2

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Ablett, Len ? ? 0 ?
23 Bawden, Bob ? ? 0 ?
30 Brannan, Andy ? ? 0 ?
10 Cahill, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
32 Doherty, Noel ? ? 1 ?
1 Durham, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (c) ? ? 6 ?
2 Edwards, Bert ? ? 1 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 3 ?
31 Maguire, Leo ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
29 Randall, Brian ? ? 0 ?
6 Scott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Styles, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 2 ?
13 Waldron, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 7

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