1944 VFL Round 11: North Melbourne v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1944 between North Melbourne and St Kilda during round 11 of the 1944 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Arden Street Oval. Dally O'Brien captained the hosts. Clarrie Vontom captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Hughie Thomas.

North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, S. Attenborough, A. Clay, D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, K. McKenzie, S. Murray, J. Patterson, T. Roulent, T. Thomas, G. Willis

St Kilda
C. Vontom (capt.), B. Bermingham, B. Bibby, B. Butler, J. Connelly, R. Garvin, G. Geddes, R. Gracie, J. Hall, J. Howe, S. Loxton, J. MacBeth, R. McLeod, D. Nisbet, T. Rippon, A. Rose, S. Snell, K. Walker, C. Williamson

North Melbourne (11.20.86) defeated St Kilda (7.11.53).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (4), S. Dyer (3), S. Murray (2), A. Crawford, J. Patterson
St Kilda: T. Rippon (2), C. Vontom (2), J. Hall, J. Howe, S. Loxton

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: North Melbourne v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 15 July 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. St Kilda
Score: 11.20.86 - 7.11.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 9 3 . 13 9 . 16 11 . 20 11 . 20 (86)
St Kilda 3 . 2 6 . 6 6 . 7 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Margin NMLB by 1 STKL by 11 NMLB by 27 NMLB by 33 NMLB by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob McCaskill (North Melbourne), Hughie Thomas (St Kilda)
Captains: Dally O'Brien (North Melbourne), Clarrie Vontom (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Lane

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Abikhair, Dick ? ? 0 ?
8 Allister, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Attenborough, Stan ? ? 0 ?
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 0 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 1 ?
22 Crosbie, Les ? ? 0 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 3 ?
21 Fairweather, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 4 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
27 Murray, Sel ? ? 2 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Patterson, Jim ? ? 1 ?
3 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
32 Thomas, Ted ? ? 0 ?
2 Willis, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 20

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Bermingham, Brem ? ? 0 ?
18 Bibby, Bob ? ? 0 ?
2 Butler, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Connelly, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
31 Geddes, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
22 Gracie, Ray ? ? 0 ?
5 Hall, Jim ? ? 1 ?
34 Howe, Jack ? ? 1 ?
26 Loxton, Sam ? ? 1 ?
27 MacBeth, Jim ? ? 0 ?
33 McLeod, Ron ? ? 0 ?
17 Nisbet, Des ? ? 0 ?
15 Rippon, Ted ? ? 2 ?
12 Rose, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
3 Snell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
7 Vontom, Clarrie (c) ? ? 2 ?
21 Walker, Ken ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 11

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