1944 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1944 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 16 of the 1944 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
Jack Graham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), J. Allister, S. Attenborough, J. Bennett, C. Bogie, A. Clay, A. Crawford, L. Crosbie, A. Crump, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, J. Hunter, J. Moran, E. Morcom, T. Roulent, S. Slater, T. Thomas
South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), M. Blumfield, P. Bourke, V. Castles, T. Crane, J. De Medici, J. Dempsey, K. Dineen, N. Duncan, D. Engellenner, P. Grace, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, A. Linden, L. Mangan, B. Matlock, G. Moloney, T. Whitfield, J. Williams
North Melbourne (6.12.48) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Hunter (2), J. Allister, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay
South Melbourne: R. Hartridge (4), V. Castles (3), K. Dineen (2), A. Linden (2), J. De Medici, G. Moloney
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
6.12.48 - 13.16.94
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Margin | SMLB by 16 | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 46 | SMLB by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
Jack Graham
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Attenborough, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Crosbie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hunter, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Bourke, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Crane, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | De Medici, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Duncan, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Grace, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Mangan, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 16 | |||