1945 VFL Round 3: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1945 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 3 of the 1945 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Jack Williams.
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, J. Allister, A. Clay, D. Condon, A. Crawford, A. Crump, S. Dyer, A. Evans, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, L. Foote, T. Jarrard, K. McKenzie, J. Moran, E. Morcom, T. Roulent, S. Slater, H. Wood
Geelong
I. Brown, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, J. Finn, J. Fitzgerald, G. Gniel, C. Graham, F. Hose, J. Howie, P. Hunt, M. Leslie, A. Lindsay, J. Munday, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, J. Sing, W. Southern, L. Toyne, L. White
North Melbourne (14.15.99) defeated Geelong (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Slater (5), B. Findlay (4), S. Dyer (3), F. Fairweather, D. O'Brien
Geelong: G. Dougherty (2), P. Hunt (2), L. White (2), J. Munday, V. Nankervis, W. Southern, L. Toyne
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
6,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
14.15.99 - 10.15.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 1 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Jack Williams
(Geelong)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Allister, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Evans, Alfie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Wood, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Brown, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Finn, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hose, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Howie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Leslie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Munday, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Sing, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Southern, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 15 | |||