1944 VFL Round 7: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1944 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1944 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
Percy Beames captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, A. Clay, D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, L. Dobson, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, K. McKenzie, J. Moran, J. Patterson, T. Roulent, R. Smith, K. Watkins
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, J. Compton, D. Cordner, B. Deans, J. Doherty, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, B. Herbert, D. Hewson, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, G. Kramer, C. McLean, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, N. Smith, J. Stock
North Melbourne (15.20.110) defeated Melbourne (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (4), L. Dobson (3), S. Dyer (3), J. Allister (2), J. Patterson (2), A. Crump
Melbourne: F. Fanning (8), B. Herbert, D. Heywood, H. McPherson, J. Minnis
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
15.20.110 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 20 | 15 | . | 20 | (110) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | NMLB by 7 | NMLB by 19 | NMLB by 8 | NMLB by 28 | NMLB by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dobson, Lance | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Patterson, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Watkins, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 20 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Compton, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Hewson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 10 | |||