1944 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1944 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (nine as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1944 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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 |