1943 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1943 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1943 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 7-0-8, P%: 88.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald, George | #14 | 12 | 3 | R01-03, R05, R08-10, Q01-05 |
| Beames, Percy | #24 | 14 | 8 | R01-09, Q01-05 |
| Bradley, Colin | #15 | 9 | 0 | R06-10, Q01-02, Q04-05 |
| Cordner, Denis | #17 | 1 | 2 | R05 |
| Cordner, Don | #21 | 15 | 2 | R01-10, Q01-05 |
| Cordner, Ted | #28 | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R04-05, R07-08, R10, Q01-02, Q04-05 |
| Dalton, Johnny | #33 | 2 | 2 | R06-07 |
| Dean, Harden | #38 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Deans, Billy | #5 | 13 | 6 | R01-06, R09-10, Q01-05 |
| Deayton, Frank | #27 | 7 | 2 | R04, R07, R09-10, Q01, Q03-04 |
| Doherty, Jack | #23 | 7 | 0 | R06, R08-10, Q03-05 |
| Dowsing, Roy | #2 | 15 | 5 | R01-10, Q01-05 |
| Dullard, Adrian | #34 | 8 | 18 | R01-08 |
| Emselle, Richie | #9 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R10 |
| Fanning, Fred | #6 | 15 | 62 | R01-10, Q01-05 |
| Ferguson, Tom | #22 | 9 | 7 | R01-05, R09, Q01, Q03, Q05 |
| Gibb, Maurie | #10 | 13 | 9 | R01-06, R08-10, Q01-04 |
| Hart, Ernie | #36 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Herbert, Bob | #20 | 14 | 25 | R02-10, Q01-05 |
| Hewson, Don | #8 | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R04-06, R09-10, Q01-02 |
| Heywood, Doug | #25 | 5 | 7 | R08-10, Q01-02 |
| Hobba, Ron | #26 | 8 | 0 | R01-04, R06-08, Q03 |
| Hooper, Don | #18 | 3 | 3 | Q01-03 |
| Irwin, Ron | #3 | 1 | 0 | Q02 |
| Levey, Ken | #31 | 10 | 0 | R05-09, Q01-05 |
| Marshall, Ron | #7 | 2 | 0 | Q02-03 |
| Martin, Bryan | #36 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Matthews, Norm | #11 | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 |
| McPherson, Hughie | #16 | 15 | 8 | R01-10, Q01-05 |
| Minnis, Jack | #29 | 10 | 5 | R06-10, Q01-05 |
| Molloy, Keith | #3 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Mueller, Jack | #12 | 1 | 4 | R01 |
| Newman, Charlie | #35 | 4 | 0 | R09-10, Q03-04 |
| Rodda, Alby | #30 | 3 | 2 | R03-05 |
| Scanlan, Bill | #18 | 1 | 2 | Q05 |
| Scanlan, Frank | #26 | 4 | 0 | R05-07, Q05 |
| Shadbolt, Ken | #1 | 2 | 0 | Q04-05 |
| Shalless, Ralph | #27 | 3 | 3 | Q03-05 |
| Smith, Norm | #4 | 12 | 11 | R01-04, R07-10, Q01-02, Q04-05 |
| Stone, Bob | #7 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Walsh, Darcy | #18 | 8 | 0 | R01-07, R10 |
| White, Ron | #38 | 3 | 0 | R06-08 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beames, Percy | 15 | 7 | -0- | 8 | R01-10, Q01-05 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/1943 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 3 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 15/05/1943 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 23 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 22/05/1943 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 45 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 29/05/1943 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 33 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 05/06/1943 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 28 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 12/06/1943 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 80 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 19/06/1943 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 5 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 26/06/1943 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 6 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 03/07/1943 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 28 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 10/07/1943 | Round 10 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | Percy Beames | Norm Smith |
| Round 11 | BYE | ||||||
| 31/07/1943 | Qualifying Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 80 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 07/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 79 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 14/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 50 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 21/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 24 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 28/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 12 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.