1945 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1945 between South Melbourne and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1945 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, J. Dempsey, K. Dineen, J. Graham, D. Grossman, O. Guyatt, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, R. Richards, K. Smith, T. Whitfield, B. Williams, J. Williams
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Hughes, R. Irwin, D. Kennedy, R. Latham, C. McLean, H. New, J. Oppy, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, E. Rowarth, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb, N. Wilson
South Melbourne (12.16.88) defeated Melbourne (9.4.58).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Hartridge (3), J. Graham (2), R. Richards (2), B. Williams (2), J. Dempsey, A. Linden, K. Smith
Melbourne: F. Fanning (3), N. Smith (3), N. Wilson (2), I. Porter
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Melbourne
Score:
12.16.88 - 9.4.58
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 4 | (58) |
| Margin | SMLB by 22 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 29 | SMLB by 30 | SMLB by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Guyatt, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | New, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Oppy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wilson, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 4 | |||