1945 VFL Round 14: Geelong v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1945 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 14 of the 1945 VFL season.
Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Lindsay White captained the hosts.
Dally O'Brien captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Williams and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Geelong
L. White (capt.), D. Bauer, K. Brown, A. Elliott, J. Fitzgerald, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, F. Hose, C. Hovey, P. Hunt, M. Leslie, A. Lindsay, A. Marsham, J. Muller, V. Nankervis, R. Patman, L. Powell, L. Toyne
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), C. Bogie, A. Clay, D. Condon, J. Crane, A. Crawford, A. Crump, J. Doherty, S. Dyer, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, L. Foote, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, P. Kelly, J. Malone, E. Morcom, T. Roulent, H. Wood
Geelong (9.9.63) were defeated by North Melbourne (13.19.97).
Goalkickers
Geelong: V. Nankervis (3), J. Muller (2), A. Elliott, N. Glenister, L. Powell, L. White
North Melbourne: D. Condon (4), B. Findlay (3), J. Malone (2), A. Clay, A. Crump, S. Dyer, T. Jarrard
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 12th on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Geelong
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
7,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
9.9.63 - 13.19.97
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 19 | 13 | . | 19 | (97) |
| Margin | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 23 | NMLB by 3 | NMLB by 34 | NMLB by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Williams
(Geelong),
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Lindsay White
(Geelong),
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bauer, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Elliott, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hose, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hovey, Ced | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hunt, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Leslie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Lindsay, Alwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Marsham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Muller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Patman, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Toyne, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | White, Lindsay (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 34 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wood, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 19 | |||