1944 VFL Round 18: St Kilda v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1944 between St Kilda and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1944 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Hughie Thomas and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
St Kilda
W. Armour, B. Bibby, B. Butler, J. Connelly, R. Garvin, G. Geddes, L. Gray, J. Hall, J. Indian, A. Killigrew, S. Loxton, E. McIntyre, P. Morcom, P. Orger, T. Rippon, S. Snell, K. Walker, B. Wells, C. Williamson
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, J. Bennett, C. Bogie, V. Cross, A. Crump, B. Findlay, L. Foote, G. Garlick, J. Harrison, J. Hunter, T. Jarrard, J. Moran, T. Roulent, C. Smith, R. Smith, T. Thomas, H. Wood
St Kilda (12.10.82) were defeated by North Melbourne (16.15.111).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: S. Loxton (5), T. Rippon (2), W. Armour, J. Hall, A. Killigrew, E. McIntyre, P. Morcom
North Melbourne: T. Roulent (5), B. Findlay (4), J. Hunter (4), A. Crump, J. Moran, D. O'Brien
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
St Kilda
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
12.10.82 - 16.15.111
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Margin | NMLB by 3 | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 29 | NMLB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Hughie Thomas
(St Kilda),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Armour, Wal | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bibby, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Butler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Connelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Geddes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hall, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Indian, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 20 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Loxton, Sam | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Morcom, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 35 | Orger, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Cross, Vince | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 7 | Garlick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hunter, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Smith, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 29 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wood, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 15 | |||