1944 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1944 between North Melbourne and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1944 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Collingwood at Arden Street Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
Pat Fricker captained the visitors with Alan Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, R. Deller, L. Dobson, P. Dunstone, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, J. Hunter, K. McKenzie, J. Patterson, S. Slater, A. Wilson, H. Wood
Collingwood
P. Fricker (capt.), A. Williams (vice-capt.), J. Arnott, D. Balfour, M. Boyall, J. Burns, R. Carruthers, B. Dalkin, J. McHale, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, G. Nelson, B. Noonan, L. Richards, P. Ryan, R. Stabb, C. Utting, K. Wade, T. Wallis
North Melbourne (9.11.65) were defeated by Collingwood (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Dunstone (3), B. Findlay (2), D. Condon, S. Dyer, J. Hunter, S. Slater
Collingwood: J. Arnott (4), M. Boyall (2), L. Richards (2), K. Wade (2), A. Williams (2), J. Burns, J. Murphy
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
6,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
9.11.65 - 14.17.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | COLL by 31 | NMLB by 5 | COLL by 23 | COLL by 36 | COLL by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
Pat Fricker
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Alan Williams
(Collingwood)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Deller, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dobson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstone, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hunter, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Patterson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Wilson, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wood, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 11 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arnott, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Burns, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Carruthers, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fricker, Pat (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McHale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Nelson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Noonan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Wallis, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 17 | |||