1944 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1944 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1944 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 102.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald, George | #14 | 16 | 2 | R01-03, R05-17 |
| Beames, Percy | #24 | 18 | 17 | R01-18 |
| Bencraft, Neil | #34 | 2 | 3 | R14-15 |
| Bennett, Lloyd | #19 | 9 | 4 | R05, R08-11, R13-16 |
| Bizzaca, Tony | #22 | 2 | 1 | R10-11 |
| Bradley, Colin | #15 | 3 | 0 | R04-06 |
| Bush, Tom | #5 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Compton, Jack | #1 | 3 | 2 | R07-09 |
| Conroy, Clem | #7 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Cordner, Don | #21 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Crimmins, Bryan | #37 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Deans, Billy | #5 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Doherty, Jack | #23 | 2 | 0 | R06-07 |
| Downey, Es | #36 | 16 | 7 | R03-18 |
| Dowsing, Roy | #2 | 14 | 6 | R01, R06-18 |
| Fanning, Fred | #6 | 14 | 87 | R01-11, R16-18 |
| Galbraith, Col | #27 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Gibbs, Les | #31 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Hall, Ron | 3 | 0 | R13-15 | |
| Herbert, Bob | #20 | 13 | 13 | R01, R04, R06-08, R10-15, R17-18 |
| Hewson, Don | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Heywood, Doug | #26 | 16 | 8 | R02-03, R05-18 |
| Irwin, Ron | #3 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Kennedy, Frank | #39 | 6 | 4 | R01-03, R16-18 |
| Kimberley, Ron | #1 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Kramer, Gordon | #10 | 9 | 1 | R04-07, R09, R15-18 |
| Levey, Ken | #29 | 7 | 0 | R02, R13-18 |
| Lewis, Warren | #33 | 4 | 3 | R12-14, R16 |
| Maher, Jack | #37 | 4 | 2 | R01-04 |
| Matthews, Norm | #11 | 4 | 1 | R02-05 |
| McGrath, Frank | #33 | 2 | 1 | R01, R03 |
| McGrath, Shane | #22 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| McLean, Col | #25 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| McPherson, Hughie | #16 | 11 | 6 | R01-10, R12 |
| Minnis, Jack | #32 | 12 | 1 | R03-05, R07-13, R17-18 |
| Mueller, Jack | #12 | 5 | 6 | R08-12 |
| New, Harry | #20 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Newman, Charlie | #35 | 7 | 0 | R01, R13-18 |
| Porter, Ivan | #9 | 2 | 3 | R10-11 |
| Ryan, Jim | 1 | 0 | R16 | |
| Scanlan, Bill | #38 | 10 | 12 | R05-06, R11-18 |
| Scanlan, Frank | #13 | 3 | 0 | R08-09, R12 |
| Smith, Norm | #4 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Stock, Jack | #39 | 9 | 0 | R06-08, R10-15 |
| Taylor, Percy | #28 | 7 | 17 | R01-06, R09 |
| Walsh, Darcy | #18 | 3 | 0 | R02, R04-05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beames, Percy | 18 | 7 | -0- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/1944 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 40 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 13/05/1944 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 20/05/1944 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 15 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 27/05/1944 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 73 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 03/06/1944 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 13 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 10/06/1944 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 30 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 17/06/1944 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 28 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 24/06/1944 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 25 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 01/07/1944 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 2 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 08/07/1944 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 3 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 15/07/1944 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 105 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 22/07/1944 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 41 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 29/07/1944 | Round 13 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 20 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 05/08/1944 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 16 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 12/08/1944 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 13 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 19/08/1944 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 39 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 26/08/1944 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 19 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
| 02/09/1944 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 62 | Percy Beames | Percy Beames |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.