1944 VFL Round 4: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1944 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 4 of the 1944 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
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, K. Dynon, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, G. Garlick, E. Haggis, J. Harrison, T. Roulent, R. Smith
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Benison, A. Collins, T. Ellis, H. Esse, R. Grove, P. Hand, D. Henderson, H. Hickey, L. Hillis, B. Houston, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, B. McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, D. Wearmouth, J. Weldon, B. Wood
North Melbourne (15.14.104) defeated Footscray (9.16.70).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (5), S. Dyer (4), A. Crump (2), D. O'Brien (2), J. Allister, P. Dunstone
Footscray: B. Wood (4), H. Hickey (2), A. Collins, J. Miller, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
15.14.104 - 9.16.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Margin | FOOT by 2 | NMLB by 30 | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 34 | NMLB by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Deller, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dobson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dunstone, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 7 | Garlick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Haggis, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Esse, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Hillis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Houston, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Weldon, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 16 | |||