1944 VFL Round 10: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1944 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 10 of the 1944 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Jack Butcher captained the hosts.
Dally O'Brien captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Arklay and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Geelong
J. Butcher (capt.), L. Barclay, I. Brown, G. Dougherty, J. Fitzgerald, G. Gniel, C. Graham, J. Howie, P. Marshall, A. Mathieson, B. McHenry, J. Morgan, J. Munday, R. Patman, L. Powell, J. Sellwood, W. Southern, N. Tucker, L. White
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), S. Attenborough, A. Clay, D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, L. Dobson, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, K. McKenzie, J. Moran, S. Murray, J. Patterson, T. Roulent, T. Thomas, G. Willis
Geelong (13.9.87) were defeated by North Melbourne (21.14.140).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Barclay (3), G. Dougherty (3), L. Powell (2), G. Gniel, P. Marshall, W. Southern, N. Tucker, L. White
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (7), S. Murray (6), S. Dyer (4), L. Dobson, F. Fairweather, J. Patterson, G. Willis
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 July 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
6,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
13.9.87 - 21.14.140
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| North Melbourne | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 14 | 21 | . | 14 | 21 | . | 14 | (140) |
| Margin | NMLB by 29 | NMLB by 27 | NMLB by 36 | NMLB by 53 | NMLB by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Arklay
(Geelong),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Butcher
(Geelong),
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Barclay, Lionel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Brown, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Howie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Marshall, Phonse | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mathieson, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McHenry, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Morgan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Attenborough, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dobson, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Patterson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Willis, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 21 | 14 | |||