1944 VFL Season Round 3: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1944 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round three of the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Dally O'Brien captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Fitzroy (16.11.107) defeated North Melbourne (11.16.82).

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 May 1944
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. North Melbourne
Score: 16.11.107 - 11.16.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 6 . 1 8 . 2 15 . 7 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
North Melbourne 3 . 2 6 . 8 8 . 11 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Margin FITZ by 17 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 38 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

North Melbourne

Captain: Dally O'Brien
Coach: Bob McCaskill

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Perry

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Bristowe, Wally ? ? 0 ?
12 Calverley, Des ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 3 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
4 Dyring, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
2 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
16 Hill, Les ? ? 1 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 1 ?
9 Horan, Monty ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Merrick, Bob ? ? 0 ?
7 Murray, Dan ? ? 0 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 4 ?
30 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 2 ?
17 Sier, Ken ? ? 0 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 11

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Allister, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Arthur, Harold ? ? 0 ?
31 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 1 ?
22 Crosbie, Les ? ? 0 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 2 ?
11 Dobson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
6 Dunstone, Phil ? ? 1 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 0 ?
21 Fairweather, Fred ? ? 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) ? ? 0 ?
19 Patterson, Jim ? ? 2 ?
3 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Watkins, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 16

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s