1944 VFL Round 14: North Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1944 between North Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1944 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Arden Street Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), J. Allister, J. Bennett, A. Clay, D. Condon, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, H. Daly, R. Deller, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, K. McKenzie, J. Moran, S. Murray, T. Roulent, R. Smith
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), L. Bickerton, B. Calverley, B. Clay, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Fields, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, G. Hoskins, N. Jarvis, W. Miller, L. Monaghan, A. Ruthven, K. Sier, K. Stackpole, J. Symons, S. Wright
North Melbourne (11.12.78) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.11.101).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (5), S. Murray (3), D. Condon, B. Findlay, D. O'Brien
Fitzroy: J. Symons (4), K. Sier (3), K. Stackpole (3), W. Miller (2), A. Ruthven (2), L. Dyring
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
11.12.78 - 15.11.101
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 39 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Daly, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Deller, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bickerton, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Fields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Miller, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Sier, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 11 | |||