1944 VFL Season: North Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1944 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 100.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abikhair, Dick | #1 | 12 | 0 | R01, R04-07, R09, R11-13, R15, R17-18 |
| Allister, Jack | #8 | 16 | 9 | R01-08, R11-18 |
| Anderson, Frank | #17 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Arthur, Harold | #2 | 2 | 2 | R02-03 |
| Attenborough, Stan | #14 | 4 | 0 | R10-11, R15-16 |
| Bennett, Jack | #31 | 7 | 0 | R02-03, R14-18 |
| Bogie, Cam | #6 | 4 | 1 | R15-18 |
| Clay, Alf | #15 | 11 | 3 | R07-17 |
| Condon, Don | #16 | 13 | 2 | R01-02, R04-14 |
| Crawford, Alan | #12 | 16 | 10 | R01-16 |
| Crosbie, Les | #22 | 16 | 0 | R01-12, R14-17 |
| Cross, Vince | 2 | 0 | R17-18 | |
| Crump, Alf | #4 | 17 | 17 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Daly, Harold | #26 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Deller, Roy | #9 | 5 | 0 | R01, R04, R12-14 |
| Dobson, Lance | #11 | 9 | 4 | R01-07, R09-10 |
| Dunstone, Phil | #6 | 5 | 6 | R01-04, R06 |
| Dyer, Sid | #5 | 16 | 43 | R01-14, R16-17 |
| Dynon, Kevin | #15 | 2 | 1 | R04-05 |
| Fairweather, Fred | #21 | 15 | 5 | R03-17 |
| Findlay, Bill | #9 | 18 | 55 | R01-18 |
| Foote, Les | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Garlick, George | #7 | 6 | 0 | R02-04, R06, R17-18 |
| Haggis, Eric | #26 | 4 | 0 | R02-04, R06 |
| Harrison, Jack | #10 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Hunter, Jack | #27 | 5 | 12 | R01, R15-18 |
| Jarrard, Ted | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Jones, Herb | #14 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| McKenzie, Keith | #20 | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R05-14 |
| Moran, Jack | #30 | 10 | 1 | R05, R07, R09-10, R13-18 |
| Morcom, Eddie | 2 | 0 | R15-16 | |
| Murray, Sel | #27 | 7 | 25 | R08-14 |
| O'Brien, Dally | #28 | 17 | 8 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| Patterson, Jim | #19 | 10 | 12 | R01-03, R05, R07-12 |
| Roulent, Tom | #3 | 17 | 6 | R02-18 |
| Slater, Syd | #23 | 2 | 1 | R01, R16 |
| Smith, Clive | 2 | 0 | R17-18 | |
| Smith, Ron | #29 | 10 | 0 | R04-09, R13-15, R18 |
| Thomas, Ted | #32 | 8 | 0 | R09-13, R15-16, R18 |
| Turner, Ted | #24 | 1 | 1 | R13 |
| Watkins, Ken | #13 | 5 | 0 | R03, R05-08 |
| Wells, Billy | #37 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Willis, Geoff | #2 | 2 | 1 | R10-11 |
| Wilson, Allan | #36 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Wood, Herbie | #24 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, R12, R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCaskill, Bob | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jack Harrison | Tom Roulent | Jack Allister |
| Half-Back: | Dick Abikhair | Jack Moran | Ted Turner |
| Centre: | Alf Clay | Keith McKenzie | Ron Smith |
| Half-Forward: | Dally O'Brien | Alf Crump | Don Condon |
| Forward: | Bill Findlay | Sel Murray | Roy Deller |
| Follower: | Alan Crawford | Fred Fairweather | Sid Dyer |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/1944 | Round 1 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 36 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 13/05/1944 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 20 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 20/05/1944 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 25 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 27/05/1944 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 34 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 03/06/1944 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 1 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 10/06/1944 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 29 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 17/06/1944 | Round 7 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 28 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 24/06/1944 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 84 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 01/07/1944 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 29 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 08/07/1944 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 53 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 15/07/1944 | Round 11 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 33 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 22/07/1944 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 19 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 29/07/1944 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 1 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 05/08/1944 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 23 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 12/08/1944 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 4 | Bob McCaskill | unknown |
| 19/08/1944 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 46 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 26/08/1944 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 25 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |
| 02/09/1944 | Round 18 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 29 | Bob McCaskill | Dally O'Brien |