1945 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1945 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 2 of the 1945 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
Jack Dyer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Jack Dyer.
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), J. Allister, C. Bogie, A. Clay, D. Condon, A. Crawford, V. Cross, A. Crump, S. Dyer, A. Evans, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, L. Foote, B. Hager, J. Harrison, K. McKenzie, J. Moran, E. Morcom, T. Roulent
Richmond
J. Dyer (capt.), B. Bawden, R. Bower, F. Burge, K. Cook, K. Curran, B. Edwards, D. Fraser, I. Hull, A. Kemp, L. Merrett, A. Mooney, B. Morris, M. Oppy, C. Priestley, W. Russell, B. Waldron, B. Wiggins, B. Wilson
North Melbourne (7.18.60) were defeated by Richmond (8.17.65).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (4), A. Crump, S. Dyer, D. O'Brien
Richmond: F. Burge (2), J. Dyer (2), B. Wilson (2), B. Bawden, B. Morris
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
11,500
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
7.18.60 - 8.17.65
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 18 | 7 | . | 18 | (60) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 17 | (65) |
| Margin | RICH by 26 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Cross, Vince | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Evans, Alfie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hager, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 18 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Bower, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burge, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Cook, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Curran, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kemp, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mooney, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Morris, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Oppy, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Russell, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wiggins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 17 | |||