1944 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1944 between Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 10 of the 1944 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, L. Bennett, T. Bizzaca, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, B. Herbert, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, C. McLean, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, J. Mueller, I. Porter, N. Smith, J. Stock
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, C. Culph, J. Danckert, N. Duncan, L. Frost, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, R. Hartridge, G. Hayes, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, J. Oatey, R. Richards, M. Rippon, J. Sheedy, T. Whitfield
Melbourne (10.10.70) defeated South Melbourne (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Beames (2), E. Downey (2), I. Porter (2), L. Bennett, F. Fanning, H. McPherson, J. Mueller
South Melbourne: C. Culph (4), J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, A. Linden, J. Sheedy
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 July 1944
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.10.70 - 9.13.67
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Bennett, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Bizzaca, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Culph, Charlie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Danckert, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Frost, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Hayes, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Oatey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Rippon, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sheedy, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 13 | |||