1943 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1943 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (eight as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1943 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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 |