1944 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1944 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1944 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Jack Graham captained the hosts.
Dally O'Brien captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), S. Brown, V. Castles, J. Cleary, C. Culph, J. Dempsey, K. Dineen, D. Engellenner, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, L. Hazelwood, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, J. Oatey, R. Richards, K. Smith
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, L. Dobson, S. Dyer, K. Dynon, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, K. McKenzie, J. Moran, J. Patterson, T. Roulent, R. Smith, K. Watkins
South Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by North Melbourne (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Hartridge (4), C. Culph, K. Dineen, J. Graham, B. King, J. Oatey, K. Smith
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (3), S. Dyer (2), A. Crawford, A. Crump, K. Dynon, J. Harrison, D. O'Brien
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
10.12.72 - 10.13.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | SMLB by 11 | NMLB by 3 | SMLB by 30 | NMLB by 1 | NMLB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne),
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brown, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Culph, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Hazelwood, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Oatey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dobson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Patterson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Watkins, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 13 | |||