1944 VFL Round 2: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1944 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1944 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Dyer captained the hosts.
Dally O'Brien captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, R. Bower, J. Broadstock, K. Cook, K. Curran, R. Durham, B. Edwards, D. Harris, L. Maguire, M. Oppy, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, B. Randall, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, L. Taylor, B. Waldron
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), J. Allister, H. Arthur, J. Bennett, D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, L. Dobson, P. Dunstone, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, G. Garlick, E. Haggis, J. Harrison, K. McKenzie, J. Patterson, T. Roulent, H. Wood
Richmond (18.11.119) defeated North Melbourne (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (5), L. Taylor (5), K. Curran (3), J. Dyer (3), R. Bower, B. Edwards
North Melbourne: A. Crawford (3), A. Crump (3), B. Findlay (3), H. Arthur (2), S. Dyer (2), P. Dunstone, D. O'Brien
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and North Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
18.11.119 - 15.9.99
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | NMLB by 20 | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 6 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. O'Brien
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Broadstock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Curran, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Durham, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Maguire, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Randall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Taylor, Laurie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 11 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Arthur, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Dobson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstone, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Garlick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Haggis, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Patterson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wood, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 9 | |||