1945 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1945 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1945 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Dally O'Brien captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), R. Baggott, G. Bickford, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, R. Irwin, G. Kramer, R. Latham, G. Lenne, C. McLean, J. Oppy, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, E. Rowarth, R. Stabb, N. Wilson
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), D. Abikhair, 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, H. Wood
Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by North Melbourne (18.11.119).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (6), I. Porter (2), C. McLean, N. Smith
North Melbourne: S. Dyer (6), S. Slater (4), D. Condon (2), A. Crawford (2), T. Jarrard (2), D. Abikhair, B. Findlay
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 June 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
10.12.72 - 18.11.119
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | NMLB by 30 | NMLB by 35 | NMLB by 47 | NMLB by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lenne, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Oppy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wilson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abikhair, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Wood, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 11 | |||