1944 VFL Round 13: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1944 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 13 of the 1944 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval. Dally O'Brien captained the hosts. Dick Harris captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Dick Harris.

North Melbourne
Back: J. Harrison, T. Roulent, J. Allister
Half-back: D. Abikhair, J. Moran, T. Turner
Centre: A. Clay, K. McKenzie, R. Smith
Half-forward: D. O'Brien (capt.), A. Crump, D. Condon
Forward: B. Findlay, S. Murray, R. Deller
Follower: A. Crawford, F. Fairweather, S. Dyer
Sub.: T. Thomas

Richmond
Back: M. Oppy, B. Perkins, J. Scott
Half-back: K. Cook, L. Maguire, A. Lewis
Centre: P. Bice, A. Mooney, B. Edwards
Half-forward: B. Waldron, B. Randall, F. Cook
Forward: L. Merrett, K. Curran, D. Harris (capt.)
Follower: B. Bawden, A. Kemp, B. Wilson
Sub.: R. Bower

North Melbourne (11.21.87) defeated Richmond (14.2.86).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (3), S. Murray (3), A. Crawford, A. Crump, B. Findlay, T. Roulent, T. Turner
Richmond: D. Harris (4), L. Merrett (2), B. Waldron (2), B. Wilson (2), F. Cook, K. Curran, B. Edwards, B. Randall

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 29 July 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 11.21.87 - 14.2.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 1 5 . 7 7 . 8 11 . 21 11 . 21 (87)
Richmond 5 . 2 6 . 2 13 . 2 14 . 2 14 . 2 (86)
Margin RICH by 25 RICH by 1 RICH by 30 NMLB by 1 NMLB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob McCaskill (North Melbourne), Dick Harris (Richmond)
Captains: Dally O'Brien (North Melbourne), Dick Harris (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hooper

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Abikhair, Dick HBFL ? 0 ?
8 Allister, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
15 Clay, Alf WL ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don HFFR ? 0 ?
12 Crawford, Alan RU ? 1 ?
4 Crump, Alf CHF ? 1 ?
9 Deller, Roy FPR ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid RO ? 3 ?
21 Fairweather, Fred RU ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill FPL ? 1 ?
10 Harrison, Jack BPL↓ ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith C ? 0 ?
30 Moran, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
27 Murray, Sel FF ? 3 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally (c) HFFL ? 0 ?
3 Roulent, Tom FB ? 1 ?
29 Smith, Ron WR ? 0 ?
32 Thomas, Ted SUB↑ ? 0 ?
24 Turner, Ted HBFR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 21

T. Thomas replaced J. Harrison during the second quarter.

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Bawden, Bob RU ? 0 ?
8 Bice, Perc WL ? 0 ?
16 Bower, Ray SUB ? 0 ?
7 Cook, Fred HFFR ? 1 ?
12 Cook, Keith HBFL ? 0 ?
28 Curran, Kevin FF ? 1 ?
2 Edwards, Bert WR ? 1 ?
20 Harris, Dick (c) FPR ? 4 ?
5 Kemp, Arthur RU ? 0 ?
3 Lewis, Allen HBFR ? 0 ?
31 Maguire, Leo CHB ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo FPL ? 2 ?
15 Mooney, Arthur C ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max BPL ? 0 ?
9 Perkins, Bill FB ? 0 ?
29 Randall, Brian CHF ? 1 ?
6 Scott, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
13 Waldron, Bernie HFFL ? 2 ?
32 Wilson, Bill RO ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 2

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

Player Line-Up

North Melbourne Coach: Bob McCaskill
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
14 M. Oppy 9 B. Perkins 6 J. Scott 12 A. Crawford 32 T. Thomas
9 R. Deller 27 S. Murray 9 B. Findlay 21 F. Fairweather

FORWARD 5 S. Dyer

HALF-BACK



12 K. Cook 31 L. Maguire 3 A. Lewis



16 D. Condon 4 A. Crump 28 D. O'Brien (c)



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



8 P. Bice 15 A. Mooney 2 B. Edwards



29 R. Smith 20 K. McKenzie 15 A. Clay FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 B. Bawden 16 R. Bower
HALF-FORWARD 5 A. Kemp

13 B. Waldron 29 B. Randall 7 F. Cook 32 B. Wilson

24 T. Turner 30 J. Moran 1 D. Abikhair



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



22 L. Merrett 28 K. Curran 20 D. Harris (c)



8 J. Allister 3 T. Roulent 10 J. Harrison



BACK



Richmond Coach: Dick Harris

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 NMLB Sid Dyer behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 ??:??
RICH Bernie Waldron goal 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 ??:??
RICH Bill Wilson goal 0.1.1 - 2.0.12 ??:??
NMLB Alan Crawford goal 1.1.7 - 2.0.12 ??:??
RICH Leo Merrett goal 1.1.7 - 3.0.18 ??:??
RICH Keith Cook behind 1.1.7 - 3.1.19 ??:??
RICH 1.1.7 - ?.?.? ??:??
RICH 1.1.7 - ?.?.? ??:??
RICH 1.1.7 - 5.2.32 ??:??
Q2 NMLB unknown behind 1.2.8 - 5.2.32 ??:??
NMLB unknown behind 1.3.9 - 5.2.32 ??:??
NMLB unknown behind 1.4.10 - 5.2.32 ??:??
NMLB unknown behind 1.5.11 - 5.2.32 ??:??
NMLB Sid Dyer goal 2.5.17 - 5.2.32 ??:??
NMLB Alf Crump goal 3.5.23 - 5.2.32 ??:??
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5.7.37 - 6.2.38 ??:??
Q3 RICH Dick Harris goal 5.7.37 - 7.2.44 ??:??
RICH Leo Merrett goal 5.7.37 - 8.2.50 ??:??
NMLB Sel Murray goal 6.7.43 - 8.2.50 ??:??
RICH Brian Randall goal 6.7.43 - 9.2.56 ??:??
RICH Bert Edwards goal 6.7.43 - 10.2.62 ??:??
RICH Bernie Waldron goal 6.7.43 - 11.2.68 ??:??
RICH Dick Harris goal 6.7.43 - 12.2.74 ??:??
NMLB Ted Turner goal 7.7.49 - 12.2.74 ??:??
NMLB Ted Turner behind 7.8.50 - 12.2.74 ??:??
RICH Bill Wilson goal 7.8.50 - 13.2.80 ??:??
Q4 NMLB unknown behind 7.9.51 - 13.2.80 ??:??
NMLB unknown behind 7.10.52 - 13.2.80 ??:??
NMLB unknown behind 7.11.53 - 13.2.80 ??:??
NMLB Sel Murray goal 8.11.59 - 13.2.80 ??:??
NMLB Bill Findlay goal 9.11.65 - 13.2.80 ??:??
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11.14.80 - 14.2.86 ??:??
NMLB unknown behind 11.15.81 - 14.2.86 ??:??
NMLB unknown behind 11.16.82 - 14.2.86 ??:??
NMLB unknown behind 11.17.83 - 14.2.86 ??:??
NMLB Bill Findlay behind 11.18.84 - 14.2.86 ??:??
NMLB Sid Dyer behind 11.19.85 - 14.2.86 ??:??
NMLB Roy Deller behind 11.20.86 - 14.2.86 ??:??
NMLB Alan Crawford behind 11.21.87 - 14.2.86 ??:??