1945 VFL Season Round 5: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1945 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round five of the 1945 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Dally O'Brien captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Fitzroy (11.10.76) were defeated by North Melbourne (13.14.92).

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 May 1945
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by North Melbourne
Score: 11.10.76 - 13.14.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 3 7 . 7 9 . 8 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
North Melbourne 6 . 4 8 . 4 10 . 10 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Margin NMLB by 13 NMLB by 3 NMLB by 8 NMLB by 16 NMLB by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Fred Hughson
Coach: Fred Hughson

North Melbourne

Captain: Dally O'Brien
Coach: Bob McCaskill

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

K. McLellan

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
1 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Dalwood, Peter ? ? 1 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 0 ?
32 Kettle, Jim ? ? 0 ?
10 Miller, Wally ? ? 1 ?
24 O'Bryan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 0 ?
28 Smith, Len ? ? 6 ?
29 Symons, Jack ? ? 1 ?
30 White, Ed ? ? 0 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 10

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Abikhair, Dick ? ? 1 ?
2 Arthur, Harold ? ? 0 ?
7 Bogie, Cam ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 0 ?
34 Crane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 1 ?
33 Doherty, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 3 ?
21 Fairweather, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 3 ?
18 Foote, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 1 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
26 Morcom, Eddie ? ? 1 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
23 Slater, Syd ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s