1944 VFL Round 8: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1944 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1944 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Dally O'Brien captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, K. Collicoat, E. Coward, L. Dearle, B. Drummond, B. Flanigan, T. Healy, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Kennedy, G. Lane, E. Plummer, R. Powell, N. Smith, B. Syme
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), J. Allister, A. Clay, D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, H. Jones, K. McKenzie, S. Murray, J. Patterson, T. Roulent, R. Smith, K. Watkins, B. Wells
Essendon (21.18.144) defeated North Melbourne (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Powell (5), D. Reynolds (3), J. Cassin (2), B. Drummond (2), B. Hutchison (2), G. Lane (2), N. Smith (2), N. Betson, E. Coward, T. Healy
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (3), J. Patterson (3), S. Murray (2)
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
21.18.144 - 8.12.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 15 | 21 | . | 18 | 21 | . | 18 | (144) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 84 | ESSE by 84 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Collicoat, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Drummond, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Healy, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Kennedy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 21 | 18 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Patterson, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Watkins, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 12 | |||