1945 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1945 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1945 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Bill Adams.
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, H. Arthur, C. Bogie, D. Condon, J. Crane, A. Crawford, A. Crump, J. Doherty, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, L. Foote, T. Jarrard, J. Malone, K. McKenzie, E. Morcom, T. Roulent, S. Slater
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, R. Coyle, J. Danckert, J. Dempsey, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, R. Richards, K. Smith, T. Whitfield, B. Williams, J. Williams
North Melbourne (9.12.66) defeated South Melbourne (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: T. Jarrard (3), S. Slater (2), D. Condon, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay
South Melbourne: D. Grossman (4), V. Castles, J. Graham, A. Linden, R. Richards
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
9.12.66 - 8.10.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 24 | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 8 | NMLB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Arthur, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Danckert, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 10 | |||