1944 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1944 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 6 of the 1944 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval. Dally O'Brien captained the hosts. Jim Bohan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Tommy Lahiff.

North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, L. Dobson, P. Dunstone, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, G. Garlick, E. Haggis, J. Harrison, K. McKenzie, T. Roulent, R. Smith, K. Watkins

Hawthorn
Back: D. Wilks, L. Peters, S. Hamilton
Half-back: J. King, A. Prior, J. Blackman
Centre: L. Pabst, J. Bohan (capt.), M. Worrall
Half-forward: K. Slater, J. Burke, J. Carmody
Forward: T. Fletcher, W. Culpitt, A. Jensen
Follower: T. Campbell, P. Ryan, A. Brannan
Sub.: V. Atkinson

North Melbourne (21.16.142) defeated Hawthorn (17.11.113).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (9), B. Findlay (5), J. Allister (3), A. Crump (3), A. Crawford
Hawthorn: W. Culpitt (6), A. Brannan (5), T. Fletcher (3), J. Bohan, J. Burke, T. Campbell

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 10 June 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 21.16.142 - 17.11.113

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 4 10 . 11 19 . 13 21 . 16 21 . 16 (142)
Hawthorn 7 . 3 8 . 5 10 . 7 17 . 11 17 . 11 (113)
Margin HWTH by 35 NMLB by 18 NMLB by 60 NMLB by 29 NMLB by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob McCaskill (North Melbourne), Tommy Lahiff (Hawthorn)
Captains: Dally O'Brien (North Melbourne), Jim Bohan (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Abikhair, Dick ? ? 0 ?
8 Allister, Jack ? ? 3 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 0 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 1 ?
22 Crosbie, Les ? ? 0 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 3 ?
11 Dobson, Lance ? ? 0 ?
6 Dunstone, Phil ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 9 ?
21 Fairweather, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 5 ?
7 Garlick, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Haggis, Eric ? ? 0 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
29 Smith, Ron ? ? 0 ?
13 Watkins, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 21 16

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Atkinson, Vic SUB↑ ? 0 ?
17 Blackman, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) C ? 1 ?
3 Brannan, Andy RO ? 5 ?
10 Burke, Jack CHF ? 1 ?
12 Campbell, Tom RU ? 1 ?
11 Carmody, Jack HFFR ? 0 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FF ? 6 ?
27 Fletcher, Ted FPL ? 3 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart BPR ? 0 ?
5 Jensen, Allan FPR ? 0 ?
9 King, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
28 Pabst, Len WL ? 0 ?
25 Peters, Laurie FB ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert CHB ? 0 ?
14 Ryan, Phil RU ? 0 ?
1 Slater, Ken HFFL ? 0 ?
21 Wilks, Don BPL↓ ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 11

V. Atkinson replaced D. Wilks during the first quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

North Melbourne Coach: Bob McCaskill
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
21 D. Wilks 25 L. Peters 22 S. Hamilton













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



9 J. King 24 A. Prior 17 J. Blackman













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



28 L. Pabst 15 J. Bohan (c) 23 M. Worrall









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 T. Campbell 19 V. Atkinson
HALF-FORWARD 14 P. Ryan

1 K. Slater 10 J. Burke 11 J. Carmody 3 A. Brannan











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



27 T. Fletcher 2 W. Culpitt 5 A. Jensen













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Tommy Lahiff