1944 VFL Round 17: Hawthorn v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1944 between Hawthorn and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1944 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted North Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Jim Bohan captained the hosts. Dally O'Brien captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tommy Lahiff and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Hawthorn
Back: D. Wilks, L. Peters, S. Hamilton
Half-back: B. Pavey, A. Prior, J. Blackman
Centre: M. Worrall, J. Bohan (capt.), R. Baldwin
Half-forward: L. Taylor, D. Bragg, J. Carmody
Forward: J. O'Keefe, J. King, A. Brannan
Follower: B. Rogers, K. Slater, B. Amey
Sub.: J. Barker

North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, J. Bennett, C. Bogie, A. Clay, L. Crosbie, V. Cross, A. Crump, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, G. Garlick, J. Harrison, J. Hunter, J. Moran, T. Roulent, C. Smith, H. Wood

Hawthorn (12.12.84) were defeated by North Melbourne (15.19.109).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. King (7), A. Brannan (2), D. Bragg, J. O'Keefe, K. Slater
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (4), J. Hunter (4), S. Dyer (3), D. O'Brien (2), F. Fairweather, H. Wood

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Hawthorn v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 August 1944
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 5,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by North Melbourne
Score: 12.12.84 - 15.19.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 8 . 3 8 . 3 11 . 10 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
North Melbourne 2 . 2 6 . 11 9 . 15 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Margin HWTH by 37 HWTH by 4 HWTH by 7 NMLB by 25 NMLB by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tommy Lahiff (Hawthorn), Bob McCaskill (North Melbourne)
Captains: Jim Bohan (Hawthorn), Dally O'Brien (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
35 Amey, Bert RO ? 0 ?
18 Baldwin, Roy WR ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack SUB↑ ? 0 ?
17 Blackman, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) C ? 0 ?
27 Bragg, Dudley CHF ? 1 ?
3 Brannan, Andy FPR ? 2 ?
11 Carmody, Jack HFFR ? 0 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart BPR ? 0 ?
9 King, Jack FF ? 7 ?
8 O'Keefe, Jack FPL ? 1 ?
19 Pavey, Bill HBFL↓ ? 0 ?
25 Peters, Laurie FB ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert CHB ? 0 ?
29 Rogers, Bert RU ? 0 ?
1 Slater, Ken RU ? 1 ?
16 Taylor, Laurie HFFL ? 0 ?
21 Wilks, Don BPL ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 12

J. Barker replaced B. Pavey during the fourth quarter.

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Abikhair, Dick ? ? 0 ?
8 Allister, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Bogie, Cam ? ? 0 ?
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
22 Crosbie, Les ? ? 0 ?
Cross, Vince ? ? 0 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 3 ?
21 Fairweather, Fred ? ? 1 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 4 ?
7 Garlick, George ? ? 0 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Hunter, Jack ? ? 4 ?
30 Moran, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally (c) ? ? 2 ?
3 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Clive ? ? 0 ?
24 Wood, Herbie ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 19

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

Hawthorn Coach: Tommy Lahiff
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






29 B. Rogers 6 J. Barker
3 A. Brannan 9 J. King 8 J. O'Keefe 1 K. Slater

FORWARD 35 B. Amey

HALF-BACK













11 J. Carmody 27 D. Bragg 16 L. Taylor



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













18 R. Baldwin 15 J. Bohan (c) 23 M. Worrall FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













17 J. Blackman 24 A. Prior 19 B. Pavey



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













22 S. Hamilton 25 L. Peters 21 D. Wilks



BACK



North Melbourne Coach: Bob McCaskill