1945 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1945 between Collingwood and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1945 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted North Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Alby Pannam captained the hosts with Alan Williams as vice-captain.
Dally O'Brien captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Collingwood
A. Pannam (capt.), A. Williams (vice-capt.), M. Boyall, A. Brown, B. Dalkin, P. Dalton, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, M. Holten, N. Mann, J. Murphy, H. Naismith, D. Negri, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), J. Allister, A. Clay, D. Condon, A. Crawford, A. Crump, A. Evans, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, L. Foote, B. Hager, J. Harrison, S. McGain, K. McKenzie, J. Moran, E. Morcom, T. Roulent, T. Thomas, T. Turner
Collingwood (13.13.91) defeated North Melbourne (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (5), A. Brown (2), A. Pannam (2), M. Boyall, B. Dalkin, N. Mann, A. Williams
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (6), D. Condon, A. Crawford, A. Crump, F. Fairweather
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
13,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
13.13.91 - 10.10.70
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 5 | COLL by 20 | COLL by 21 | COLL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Alby Pannam
(Collingwood),
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Alan Williams
(Collingwood),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Brown, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Dalkin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Dalton, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fitzgerald, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Holten, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mann, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Naismith, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Negri, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pannam, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Richards, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wade, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Williams, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Evans, Alfie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hager, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McGain, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Turner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 10 | |||