1943 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1943 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Arden Street Oval as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1943 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 5-1-9, P%: 77.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abikhair, Dick | #1 | 9 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R07, Q02-05 |
| Allister, Jack | #8 | 11 | 2 | R01-07, R10-11, Q01, Q05 |
| Attenborough, Stan | #14 | 4 | 0 | R10, Q03-05 |
| Bennett, Jack | #7 | 7 | 0 | R01-06, R09 |
| Boldiston, Jack | #13 | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R10-11, Q01-02 |
| Bretherton, Basil | #21 | 4 | 0 | R07, R09, R11, Q03 |
| Casey, Vin | 2 | 2 | R01, R05 | |
| Chalmers, Harry | #16 | 10 | 0 | R01, R06-07, R09-11, Q01-03, Q05 |
| Chirgwin, Dick | #13 | 2 | 0 | R04-05 |
| Cooper, Ron | #19 | 2 | 1 | Q01-02 |
| Crawford, Alan | #25 | 12 | 0 | R04-07, R09-11, Q01-05 |
| Crosbie, Les | #22 | 5 | 1 | R06-07, R09, R11, Q01 |
| Cross, Vince | #36 | 1 | 0 | Q04 |
| Crump, Alf | #4 | 14 | 8 | R01-02, R04-07, R09-11, Q01-05 |
| Day, Dick | #14 | 2 | 0 | R02, R09 |
| Dobson, Lance | #11 | 12 | 2 | R03-07, R10-11, Q01-05 |
| Dunstone, Phil | #6 | 8 | 9 | R07, R09-11, Q01-02, Q04-05 |
| Dyer, Sid | #5 | 15 | 26 | R01-07, R09-11, Q01-05 |
| Dynon, Kevin | #2 | 10 | 2 | R01-07, R09-10, Q04 |
| Findlay, Bill | #9 | 15 | 43 | R01-07, R09-11, Q01-05 |
| Foote, Les | 1 | 1 | R09 | |
| Garlick, George | #7 | 2 | 0 | Q03-04 |
| Hacker, Alf | #18 | 13 | 0 | R01, R03-07, R10-11, Q01-05 |
| Harrison, Jack | #10 | 2 | 0 | R03, R06 |
| Jones, Herb | #15 | 15 | 0 | R01-07, R09-11, Q01-05 |
| Kemp, Don | #12 | 14 | 1 | R01-07, R09-10, Q01-05 |
| McGain, Syd | #3 | 6 | 0 | R07, R09-11, Q01-02 |
| Moran, Jack | #30 | 13 | 0 | R01-06, R10-11, Q01-05 |
| Murray, Sel | #26 | 12 | 41 | R02-07, R09-11, Q01-03 |
| O'Brien, Dally | #28 | 12 | 1 | R01-04, R06-07, R09, Q01-05 |
| Patterson, Jim | #10 | 3 | 0 | Q03-05 |
| Pullen, Mick | 1 | 1 | Q05 | |
| Slater, Syd | #23 | 9 | 1 | R01-07, R09, Q02 |
| Smith, Ron | #29 | 11 | 1 | R01-03, R09-11, Q01-05 |
| Spratling, Col | #17 | 3 | 1 | R04-05, R11 |
| Wellington, Ted | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Wells, Billy | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Williams, Alby | #19 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Willis, Geoff | #24 | 11 | 0 | R01-06, R10-11, Q03-05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay, Bill | 15 | 5 | -1- | 9 | R01-07, R09-11, Q01-05 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/1943 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 4 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 15/05/1943 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 22/05/1943 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 13 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 29/05/1943 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 33 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 05/06/1943 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 77 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 12/06/1943 | Round 6 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 1 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 19/06/1943 | Round 7 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 41 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| Round 8 | BYE | ||||||
| 03/07/1943 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 29 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 10/07/1943 | Round 10 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 9 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 17/07/1943 | Round 11 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 4 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 31/07/1943 | Qualifying Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 53 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 07/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 58 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 14/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 3 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 11 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 21/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 66 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |
| 28/08/1943 | Qualifying Round 5 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 1 | Bill Findlay | Bill Findlay |